#4E402A#4E402A
#4E402A is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.040 H 78.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E402A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 64, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 30%, 24%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 46%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 46.2%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.99, 2.52, 15.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(27.99, 15.92, 80.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(38.02% 0.0079 0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(38.02% 0.04 78.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.3934, 5.4539, 2.9587) |
| Luminance | 0.0545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 5.97
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 6.72
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 9.45
Mud Brown
#60460F
ΔE00 9.50
Dark Brown
#341C02
ΔE00 12.50
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 12.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E402A #2A384E
analogous
#4E2E2A #4E402A #4A4E2A
triadic
#4E402A #2A4E40 #402A4E
tetradic
#4E402A #2A4E2E #2A384E #4E2A4A
square
#4E402A #2A4E2E #2A384E #4E2A4A
split-complementary
#4E402A #2A4A4E #2E2A4E
monochromatic
#14100B #261F15 #4E402A #76613F #9E8155
Accessibility & contrast
On white
10.04
#4E402A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.09
#4E402A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E402A
10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E402A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E402A | 1.00 | 10.04 | 2.09 | 10.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 10.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 10.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#464028
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#49432B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#543C3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#424242
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e402a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 64, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.040 78.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#807463',
500: '#4e402a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e402a; $custom-light: #807463; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e402a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 64,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.667,
"s": 30,
"l": 23.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.38019,
"c": 0.03954,
"h": 78.4
},
"luminance": 0.05454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E402A
secondary
#546580
accent
#89C662
background
#F7F7F5
surface
#EEEDEA
border
#C9C8C6
text
#0A0805
muted
#7C7B79