#74401B#74401B
#74401B is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.088 H 53.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74401B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 64, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 62%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 77%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 76.7%, 54.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.83, 19.38, 31.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.83, 36.99, 58.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.82% 0.0527 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.82% 0.088 53.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2345, 7.4599, 1.9903) |
| Luminance | 0.0746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 4.84
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 5.57
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.59
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 5.75
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 7.46
Rust Brown
#8B3103
ΔE00 7.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74401B #1B4F74
analogous
#741B22 #74401B #746C1B
triadic
#74401B #1B7440 #401B74
tetradic
#74401B #22741B #1B4F74 #6C1B74
square
#74401B #22741B #1B4F74 #6C1B74
split-complementary
#74401B #1B746C #1B2274
monochromatic
#190E06 #42250F #74401B #A65B27 #D17839
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.43
#74401B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#74401B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #74401B
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74401B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74401B | 1.00 | 8.43 | 2.49 | 8.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4617
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B521B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F3538
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74401b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 64, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.088 53.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a17559',
500: '#74401b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74401b; $custom-light: #a17559; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74401b",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 64,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.944,
"s": 62.238,
"l": 28.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42816,
"c": 0.08795,
"h": 53.2
},
"luminance": 0.07459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74401B
secondary
#427EA9
accent
#A2E542
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F4EDE9
border
#CEC8C5
text
#100804
muted
#7F7B79