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#4E401B

#4e401b ≈ Field Drab

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e401b is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.1% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.95% magenta, 65.38% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 43.53°, with 48.57% saturation and 20.59% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Field Drab (#6c541e), ΔE 8.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0537

Complementary

  1. #4e401b
  2. #1b294e

Split complementary

  1. #4e401b
  2. #1b434e
  3. #271b4e

Analogous

  1. #4e271b
  2. #4e401b
  3. #434e1b

Triadic

  1. #4e401b
  2. #1b4e40
  3. #401b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e401b
  2. #294e1b
  3. #1b294e
  4. #401b4e

Square

  1. #4e401b
  2. #1b4e27
  3. #1b294e
  4. #4e1b43

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0c05
  2. #151107
  3. #4e401b
  4. #876f2f
  5. #be9d44

Shades

#4e401b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e401b
  2. #463a18
  3. #3e3316
  4. #372d13
  5. #2f2610
  6. #27200e
  7. #1f1a0b
  8. #171308
  9. #100d05
  10. #080603
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e401b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e401b
  2. #605332
  3. #716649
  4. #83795f
  5. #958c76
  6. #a7a08d
  7. #b8b3a4
  8. #cac6bb
  9. #dcd9d1
  10. #edece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e401b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e401b
  2. #534625
  3. #584d2f
  4. #5d5339
  5. #625a43
  6. #67604e
  7. #6c6658
  8. #716d62
  9. #76736c
  10. #7b7a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474136 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473f17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b431c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #553b38 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4019 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c421c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #523d2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e401b {
  color: #4e401b;
}
Background
.bg-4e401b {
  background-color: #4e401b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e401b {
  border: 2px solid #4e401b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e401b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 64 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 49% 21%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e401b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e401b, #434e1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e401b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 64 27 / 0.35);
}

#6c541e Field Drab ΔE 8.79 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 10.66 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 11.07 #704214 Sepia ΔE 12.03 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 12.63 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 12.67 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 12.90 #b1bfe4 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Field Drab
#4e401b  rgb(78, 64, 27)  hsl(44, 49%, 21%)  Field Drab
#1b294e  rgb(27, 41, 78)  hsl(224, 49%, 21%)  Oxford Blue
#1b4e40  rgb(27, 78, 64)  hsl(164, 49%, 21%)  British Racing Green
#401b4e  rgb(64, 27, 78)  hsl(284, 49%, 21%)  Byzantium