#4E3B0D#4E3B0D
#4E3B0D is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.048; OKLCH L 36.4% C 0.066 H 85.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3B0D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 59, 13) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 71%, 18%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 83%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 83.3%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.09, 3.12, 29.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.09, 30.15, 84.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.4% 0.0056 0.0659) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.4% 0.066 85.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7788, 4.7770, 1.0511) |
| Luminance | 0.0478 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 4.91
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 9.22
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 9.68
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 9.98
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 11.05
Dark Olive
#373E02
ΔE00 11.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3B0D #0D204E
analogous
#4E1B0D #4E3B0D #404E0D
triadic
#4E3B0D #0D4E3B #3B0D4E
tetradic
#4E3B0D #0D4E1B #0D204E #4E0D40
square
#4E3B0D #0D4E1B #0D204E #4E0D40
split-complementary
#4E3B0D #0D404E #1B0D4E
monochromatic
#1A1404 #1A1404 #4E3B0D #826316 #B78A1E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.74
#4E3B0D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.96
#4E3B0D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3B0D
10.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3B0D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3B0D | 1.00 | 10.74 | 1.96 | 10.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#433B06
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#48400F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553532
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3E3E3E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3b0d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 59, 13); /* oklch */ color: oklch(36.4% 0.066 85.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83704f',
500: '#4e3b0d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3b0d; $custom-light: #83704f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3b0d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 59,
"b": 13
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.462,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 17.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.364,
"c": 0.06611,
"h": 85.1
},
"luminance": 0.04777
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3B0D
secondary
#2E4889
accent
#6EEE3A
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFECE7
border
#CAC7C3
text
#0B0702
muted
#7C7A78