#4E3918#4E3918
#4E3918 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.046; OKLCH L 36.1% C 0.056 H 76.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3918 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 57, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 53%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 69%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.9%, 69.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.60, 5.12, 23.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.60, 24.29, 77.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.05% 0.0131 0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.05% 0.056 76.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7702, 4.6122, 1.5030) |
| Luminance | 0.0461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.74
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 7.48
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 8.93
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 9.82
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 10.30
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 11.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3918 #182D4E
analogous
#4E1E18 #4E3918 #484E18
triadic
#4E3918 #184E39 #39184E
tetradic
#4E3918 #184E1E #182D4E #4E1848
square
#4E3918 #184E1E #182D4E #4E1848
split-complementary
#4E3918 #18484E #1E184E
monochromatic
#171107 #1F170A #4E3918 #7D5B26 #AC7D35
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.92
#4E3918 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.92
#4E3918 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3918
10.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3918 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3918 | 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)
#413A15
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#463F19
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553332
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3D3D3D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3918; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 57, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.1% 0.056 76.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#826f56',
500: '#4e3918',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3918; $custom-light: #826f56; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3918",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 57,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.667,
"s": 52.941,
"l": 20
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36051,
"c": 0.05641,
"h": 76.6
},
"luminance": 0.04612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3918
secondary
#3D5985
accent
#84DC4B
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFECE9
border
#CAC7C5
text
#0B0703
muted
#7C7A78