#4E382A#4E382A
#4E382A is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.039 H 53.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E382A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 56, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 30%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 46%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 46.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.61, 7.67, 12.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.61, 14.73, 58.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.16% 0.0231 0.0314) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.16% 0.039 53.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9742, 4.6155, 2.8189) |
| Luminance | 0.0461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 1.51
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 6.11
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 8.60
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.40
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.69
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 11.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E382A #2A404E
analogous
#4E2A2E #4E382A #4E4A2A
triadic
#4E382A #2A4E38 #382A4E
tetradic
#4E382A #2E4E2A #2A404E #4A2A4E
square
#4E382A #2E4E2A #2A404E #4A2A4E
split-complementary
#4E382A #2A4E4A #2A2E4E
monochromatic
#140E0B #261B15 #4E382A #76553F #9E7155
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.92
#4E382A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.92
#4E382A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E382A
10.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E382A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E382A | 1.00 | 10.92 | 1.92 | 10.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3A29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433F2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543434
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3D3D3D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e382a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.039 53.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816e63',
500: '#4e382a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e382a; $custom-light: #816e63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e382a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 56,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.333,
"s": 30,
"l": 23.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36158,
"c": 0.03899,
"h": 53.6
},
"luminance": 0.04615
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E382A
secondary
#546F80
accent
#9FC662
background
#F7F6F5
surface
#EEEBEA
border
#C9C6C6
text
#0A0705
muted
#7C7A79