#4E3917#4E3917
#4E3917 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 36.0% C 0.057 H 77.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3917 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 57, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 54%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 71%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.9%, 70.5%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.59, 5.04, 24.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.59, 24.82, 78.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.04% 0.0127 0.0559) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.04% 0.057 77.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7599, 4.6082, 1.4492) |
| Luminance | 0.0461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.54
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.79
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.87
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 10.07
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 10.44
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 11.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3917 #172C4E
analogous
#4E1E17 #4E3917 #484E17
triadic
#4E3917 #174E39 #39174E
tetradic
#4E3917 #174E1E #172C4E #4E1748
square
#4E3917 #174E1E #172C4E #4E1748
split-complementary
#4E3917 #17484E #1E174E
monochromatic
#181107 #1F1609 #4E3917 #7D5C25 #AD7E33
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.93
#4E3917 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.92
#4E3917 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3917
10.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3917 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3917 | 1.00 | 10.93 | 1.92 | 10.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#413A13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#463F18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553331
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3D3D3D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3917; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.0% 0.057 77.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826f55',
500: '#4e3917',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3917; $custom-light: #826f55; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3917",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 57,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.091,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 19.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36038,
"c": 0.05733,
"h": 77.2
},
"luminance": 0.04608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3917
secondary
#3C5885
accent
#82DE4A
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFECE9
border
#CAC7C5
text
#0B0703
muted
#7C7A78