#4E3A17#4E3A17
#4E3A17 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.047; OKLCH L 36.3% C 0.058 H 79.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3A17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 58, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 54%, 20%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 71%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.6%, 70.5%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.89, 4.40, 24.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(25.89, 25.03, 79.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.27% 0.0108 0.0566) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.27% 0.058 79.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.8099, 4.7080, 1.4658) |
| Luminance | 0.0471 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 6.23
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 8.25
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 9.22
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 10.27
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 10.98
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 11.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3A17 #172B4E
analogous
#4E1F17 #4E3A17 #464E17
triadic
#4E3A17 #174E3A #3A174E
tetradic
#4E3A17 #174E1F #172B4E #4E1746
square
#4E3A17 #174E1F #172B4E #4E1746
split-complementary
#4E3A17 #17464E #1F174E
monochromatic
#181207 #1F1709 #4E3A17 #7D5D25 #AD8033
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.82
#4E3A17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.94
#4E3A17 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3A17
10.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3A17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3A17 | 1.00 | 10.82 | 1.94 | 10.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#423A13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#473F18
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553432
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3D3D3D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3a17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 58, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.3% 0.058 79.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#827055',
500: '#4e3a17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3a17; $custom-light: #827055; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3a17",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 58,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.182,
"s": 54.455,
"l": 19.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36271,
"c": 0.05764,
"h": 79.2
},
"luminance": 0.04708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3A17
secondary
#3C5685
accent
#80DE4A
background
#F8F6F5
surface
#EFECE9
border
#CAC7C5
text
#0B0703
muted
#7C7A78