#4E382C#4E382C
#4E382C is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 36.2% C 0.037 H 49.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E382C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 56, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 28%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 44%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 43.6%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.65, 7.94, 11.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.65, 13.83, 54.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.21% 0.0241 0.0285) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.21% 0.037 49.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.0109, 4.6302, 3.0122) |
| Luminance | 0.0463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 2.12
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 6.18
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 8.44
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 9.81
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 9.97
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 11.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E382C #2C424E
analogous
#4E2C31 #4E382C #4E492C
triadic
#4E382C #2C4E38 #382C4E
tetradic
#4E382C #314E2C #2C424E #492C4E
square
#4E382C #314E2C #2C424E #492C4E
split-complementary
#4E382C #2C4E49 #2C314E
monochromatic
#140E0B #271C16 #4E382C #755442 #9C7058
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.90
#4E382C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.93
#4E382C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E382C
10.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E382C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E382C | 1.00 | 10.90 | 1.93 | 10.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3E3A2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#433F2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543435
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3D3D3D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e382c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 56, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.2% 0.037 49.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#816e65',
500: '#4e382c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e382c; $custom-light: #816e65; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e382c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 56,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.176,
"s": 27.869,
"l": 23.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36207,
"c": 0.03732,
"h": 49.8
},
"luminance": 0.0463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E382C
secondary
#567180
accent
#A2C464
background
#F7F6F6
surface
#EEECEB
border
#C9C7C6
text
#0A0705
muted
#7C7A7A