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#4E4017

#4e4017 ≈ Field Drab

  • brown
  • Lightness: very low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e4017 is a color from the brown family, with very low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.1% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.95% magenta, 70.51% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 44.73°, with 54.46% saturation and 19.8% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Field Drab (#6c541e), ΔE 8.48.

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Web safe#663300
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Relative luminance0.0535

Complementary

  1. #4e4017
  2. #17254e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4017
  2. #17404e
  3. #24174e

Analogous

  1. #4e2417
  2. #4e4017
  3. #404e17

Triadic

  1. #4e4017
  2. #174e40
  3. #40174e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4017
  2. #254e17
  3. #17254e
  4. #40174e

Square

  1. #4e4017
  2. #174e24
  3. #17254e
  4. #4e1740

Monochromatic

  1. #100d05
  2. #131006
  3. #4e4017
  4. #897028
  5. #c4a13a

Shades

#4e4017 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4017
  2. #463a15
  3. #3e3312
  4. #372d10
  5. #2f260e
  6. #27200c
  7. #1f1a09
  8. #171307
  9. #100d05
  10. #080602
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4017 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4017
  2. #60532e
  3. #716645
  4. #83795d
  5. #958c74
  6. #a7a08b
  7. #b8b3a2
  8. #cac6b9
  9. #dcd9d1
  10. #edece8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4017 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4017
  2. #534622
  3. #584d2c
  4. #5d5337
  5. #625a41
  6. #67604c
  7. #6c6656
  8. #716d61
  9. #76736b
  10. #7b7a76
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474135 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473f12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b4319 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #553a37 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a3f14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c4218 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #523d2d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4017 {
  color: #4e4017;
}
Background
.bg-4e4017 {
  background-color: #4e4017;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4017 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4017;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4017;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 64 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 54% 20%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4017 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4017, #404e17);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4017 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 64 23 / 0.35);
}

#6c541e Field Drab ΔE 8.48 #4b5320 Army Green ΔE 10.69 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 11.67 #704214 Sepia ΔE 12.15 #6f4e37 Coffee ΔE 13.20 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 13.22 #3d2b1f Bistre ΔE 13.44 #b1bfe8 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Field Drab
#4e4017  rgb(78, 64, 23)  hsl(45, 54%, 20%)  Field Drab
#17254e  rgb(23, 37, 78)  hsl(225, 54%, 20%)  Oxford Blue
#174e40  rgb(23, 78, 64)  hsl(165, 54%, 20%)  British Racing Green
#40174e  rgb(64, 23, 78)  hsl(285, 54%, 20%)  Persian Indigo