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#4E331A

#4e331a ≈ Bistre

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e331a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 20% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 34.62% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 28.85°, with 50% saturation and 20.39% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bistre (#3d2b1f), ΔE 6.52.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0406

Complementary

  1. #4e331a
  2. #1a354e

Split complementary

  1. #4e331a
  2. #1a4e4d
  3. #1a1b4e

Analogous

  1. #4e1a1b
  2. #4e331a
  3. #4e4d1a

Triadic

  1. #4e331a
  2. #1a4e33
  3. #331a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e331a
  2. #354e1a
  3. #1a354e
  4. #331a4e

Square

  1. #4e331a
  2. #1b4e1a
  3. #1a354e
  4. #4d1a4e

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0a05
  2. #150d07
  3. #4e331a
  4. #87592d
  5. #c07e41

Shades

#4e331a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e331a
  2. #462e17
  3. #3e2915
  4. #372412
  5. #2f1f10
  6. #271a0d
  7. #1f140a
  8. #170f08
  9. #100a05
  10. #080503
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e331a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e331a
  2. #604731
  3. #715c48
  4. #83705f
  5. #958576
  6. #a7998d
  7. #b8ada3
  8. #cac2ba
  9. #dcd6d1
  10. #edebe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e331a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e331a
  2. #533b24
  3. #58422e
  4. #5d4a39
  5. #625243
  6. #675a4d
  7. #6c6157
  8. #716961
  9. #76716c
  10. #7b7876
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #393939 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42372f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b3518 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #423b1a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #552d2d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #443419 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #47381a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #523027 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e331a {
  color: #4e331a;
}
Background
.bg-4e331a {
  background-color: #4e331a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e331a {
  border: 2px solid #4e331a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e331a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 51 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 29 50% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e331a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e331a, #4e4d1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e331a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 51 26 / 0.35);
}

#3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 6.52 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 8.61 #704214 Sepia ΔE 9.43 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 9.75 #592720 Caput Mortuum ΔE 11.85 #635147 Umber ΔE 11.89 #80461b Russet ΔE 12.60 #b1cce5 Inverted #393939 Grayscale 

Bistre
#4e331a  rgb(78, 51, 26)  hsl(29, 50%, 20%)  Bistre
#1a354e  rgb(26, 53, 78)  hsl(209, 50%, 20%)  Prussian Blue
#1a4e33  rgb(26, 78, 51)  hsl(149, 50%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#331a4e  rgb(51, 26, 78)  hsl(269, 50%, 20%)  Midnight Blue