#4E3D15#4E3D15
#4E3D15 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 37.0% C 0.061 H 85.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3D15 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 61, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 58%, 19%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 73%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 73.1%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.77, 2.33, 26.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(26.77, 26.81, 85.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(36.96% 0.0045 0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(36.96% 0.061 85.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9463, 5.0116, 1.4161) |
| Luminance | 0.0501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 5.46
Green Brown
#544E03
ΔE00 9.21
Olive Brown
#645403
ΔE00 10.20
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 10.24
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 10.46
Dark Olive
#373E02
ΔE00 10.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3D15 #15264E
analogous
#4E2115 #4E3D15 #434E15
triadic
#4E3D15 #154E3D #3D154E
tetradic
#4E3D15 #154E21 #15264E #4E1543
square
#4E3D15 #154E21 #15264E #4E1543
split-complementary
#4E3D15 #15434E #21154E
monochromatic
#181306 #1E1708 #4E3D15 #7E6322 #AE882F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.49
#4E3D15 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.00
#4E3D15 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3D15
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3D15 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3D15 | 1.00 | 10.49 | 2.00 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#453D10
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#494117
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#553734
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3F3F3F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3d15; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 61, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(37.0% 0.061 85.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#827254',
500: '#4e3d15',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3d15; $custom-light: #827254; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3d15",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 61,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.105,
"s": 57.576,
"l": 19.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.36957,
"c": 0.06083,
"h": 85.7
},
"luminance": 0.05011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3D15
secondary
#395086
accent
#75E147
background
#F8F6F4
surface
#EFECE8
border
#CAC7C4
text
#0B0703
muted
#7C7A78