#74401E#74401E
#74401E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.086 H 51.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #74401E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(116, 64, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 59%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 74%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 74.1%, 54.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.86, 19.54, 29.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.86, 35.74, 56.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.85% 0.0538 0.0677) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.85% 0.086 51.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.2710, 7.4745, 2.1825) |
| Luminance | 0.0747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 5.66
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 5.89
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 6.11
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.45
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 7.29
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#74401E #1E5274
analogous
#741E27 #74401E #746B1E
triadic
#74401E #1E7440 #401E74
tetradic
#74401E #27741E #1E5274 #6B1E74
square
#74401E #27741E #1E5274 #6B1E74
split-complementary
#74401E #1E746B #1E2774
monochromatic
#180D06 #432511 #74401E #A55B2B #CD773F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.42
#74401E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.49
#74401E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #74401E
8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##74401E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##74401E | 1.00 | 8.42 | 2.49 | 8.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F461A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B521E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#7F3538
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #74401e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 64, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.086 51.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a1755b',
500: '#74401e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #74401e; $custom-light: #a1755b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#74401e",
"rgb": {
"r": 116,
"g": 64,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.721,
"s": 58.904,
"l": 28.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4285,
"c": 0.0864,
"h": 51.5
},
"luminance": 0.07474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#74401E
secondary
#4681A8
accent
#A4E246
background
#FAF7F5
surface
#F4EDE9
border
#CEC8C5
text
#100804
muted
#7F7B79