#4E421D Color

#4E421D is rgb(78, 66, 29) in RGB, hsl(45, 46%, 21%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 63%, 69%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), visibly different at ΔE 10.16. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E421D

HEX#4E421D

RGBrgb(78, 66, 29)

HSLhsl(45, 46%, 21%)

HSVhsv(45, 63%, 31%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 63%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(38.3% 0.056 91.6)

LABlab(28.58% 1.44 24.13)

LCHlch(28.58% 24.17 86.59)

What #4E421D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4E421D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 10.16 Pineapple#563C0DΔE 10.25 Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 11.47 Dark Brown#654321ΔE 11.66 Army Green#4B5320ΔE 12.73 Van Dyke Brown#664228ΔE 12.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#4E421D Channel Values

How #4E421D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 78 · G 66 · B 29	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 45° · S 46% · L 21%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 45° · S 63% · V 31%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 15% · Y 63% · K 69%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.9:1 vs white · 2.12:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E421D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text9.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #4E421D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E421D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #4E421D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #4E421D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4E421D

Protanopia#44441D

Protanomaly#48431D

Deuteranopia#46461C

Deuteranomaly#49451C

Tritanopia#513F3F

Tritanomaly#504034

Achromatopsia#434343

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Using #4E421D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4e421d: #4E421D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E421D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e421d': '#4E421D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.259, blue: 0.114)

Android XML<color name="color_4e421d">#4E421D</color>

SVG fillfill="#4E421D"

More Yellow Colors

#4E421D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#4E421D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E421D?

#4E421D is a dark yellow — rgb(78, 66, 29) in RGB and hsl(45, 46%, 21%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown (CMY) (#4B3621), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.16.

What is the RGB value of #4E421D?

#4E421D is rgb(78, 66, 29) — red 78, green 66, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E421D?

#4E421D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 63%, 69%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E421D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E421D scores 9.9:1 against white and 2.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E421D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E421D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 23.37, which is visibly different.

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