Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#4E4236

#4E4236 is a warm orange HEX color close to Taupe. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 78, 66, 54, HSL 30, 18%, 26%, has luminance 0.0578, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orangewarmmutedearth-tone
#4E4236 Sample readable text
HEX #4E4236
RGB rgb(78, 66, 54)
HSL hsl(30 18% 26%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 31, 69)
Luminance 0.0578
Contrast Black 2.16:1White 9.74:1

CSS

--color-4e4236: #4E4236;
.background-4e4236 { background-color: #4E4236; }
.text-4e4236 { color: #4E4236; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0578
Black text2.16:1AA Fail
White text9.74:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#4E4236","rgb":[78,66,54],"hsl":[30,18,26],"cmyk":[0,15,31,69],"luminance":0.0578,"contrast":{"black":2.16,"white":9.74}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.16,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":9.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#181411","hex":"#181411","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.15,"contrastWhite":18.32,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.87,"contrastWhite":11.24,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#4E3636","hex":"#4E3636","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.9,"contrastWhite":11.03,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.97,"contrastWhite":10.67,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#36424E","hex":"#36424E","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.05,"contrastWhite":10.26,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Taupe adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4e4236.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/taupe.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/walnut.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pine-bark.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#36424E","analogous":["#4E3636","#4E4E36"],"triadic":["#364E42","#42364E"],"tetradic":["#364E36","#36424E","#4E364E"],"splitComplementary":["#364E4E","#36364E"],"monochromatic":["#84705C","#4E4236","#181411"]}
Variants
{"light":"#84705C","dark":"#181411","saturated":"#5D4228","desaturated":"#424242","pastel":"#86827E","neon":"#AD5700"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"taupe","name":"Taupe","hex":"#483C32","distance":9.38083151964686},{"slug":"walnut","name":"Walnut","hex":"#5C4033","distance":14.45683229480096},{"slug":"pine-bark","name":"Pine Bark","hex":"#4A3728","distance":18.24828759089466},{"slug":"bark","name":"Bark","hex":"#5B3A29","distance":20.049937655763422},{"slug":"iron","name":"Iron","hex":"#48494B","distance":22.93468988235943}]
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HEX meaning and use

About #4E4236

#4E4236 is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #4E4236 is visually closest to Taupe, a named orange color with HEX #483C32.

The RGB channels are 78, 66, and 54, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 30deg with 18% saturation and 26% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.0578, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 9.38, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.16:1AA Fail
White text9.74:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4E4236 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.16:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF9.74:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#181411#FFFFFF text · best 18.32:1#181411
Pine Bark#FFFFFF text · best 11.24:1#4A3728
#4E3636#FFFFFF text · best 11.03:1#4E3636
Taupe#FFFFFF text · best 10.67:1#483C32
#36424E#FFFFFF text · best 10.26:1#36424E

Generated Palette

#4E4236#4E4236
#36424E#36424E
#4E3636#4E3636
#4E4E36#4E4E36
#84705C#84705C
#181411#181411

Color Harmonies

#36424E#36424E
#4E3636#4E3636
#4E4E36#4E4E36
#364E42#364E42
#42364E#42364E

Variants

#84705C#84705C
#181411#181411
#5D4228#5D4228
#424242#424242
#86827E#86827E
#AD5700#AD5700

Nearest Named Colors

Taupe#483C32
Walnut#5C4033
Pine Bark#4A3728
Bark#5B3A29
Iron#48494B

Related HEX Guides

Taupe colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #483C32.Walnut colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #5C4033.Pine Bark colorOpen the nearest named color reference for #4A3728.Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors related to this HEX value.Warm colorsExplore colors with similar temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors in the muted group.Earth Tone colorsFind colors in the earth tone group.Color palettesBrowse palette systems related to generated color combinations.Compare colorsCompare named colors near this HEX value.Accessible colorsBrowse WCAG-friendly named colors and safe text options.#4E4236 APIOpen the machine-readable JSON record for this HEX value.