#4E483A#4E483A

#4E483A is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.024 H 87.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E483A
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 58)
HSL	hsl(42, 15%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(42, 26%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 25.6%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.78, -0.13, 9.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.78, 9.33, 90.81°)
OKLab	oklab(40.33% 0.001 0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(40.33% 0.024 87.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.2230, 6.5601, 4.9406)
Luminance	0.0656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E483A #3A404E

analogous

#4E3E3A #4E483A #4A4E3A

triadic

#4E483A #3A4E48 #483A4E

tetradic

#4E483A #3A4E3E #3A404E #4E3A4A

square

#4E483A #3A4E3E #3A404E #4E3A4A

split-complementary

#4E483A #3A4A4E #3E3A4E

monochromatic

#12100D #2B2820 #4E483A #716854 #94896F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.08

#4E483A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#4E483A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E483A

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E483A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E483A	1.00	9.08	2.31	9.08
#FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4739

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D493A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e483a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.024 87.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7a70',
    500: '#4e483a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e483a;
$custom-light: #7f7a70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e483a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42,
    "s": 14.706,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40329,
    "c": 0.02388,
    "h": 87.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E483A

secondary

#666D7E

accent

#86B770

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EEEDEC

border

#C9C8C7

text

#0A0907

muted

#7C7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E483A

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