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#4E280C — Deep Orange

#4E280C is a orange color we call Deep Orange, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #4E280C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4E280C is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0C334F; it also sits naturally between #4F0C12 and #4F4A0C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E280C · RGB 78, 40, 12

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Color values

HEX#4E280C
RGB78, 40, 12
HSL25°, 73%, 18%
HSV25°, 85%, 31%
CMYK0%, 49%, 85%, 69%
XYZ3.97, 3.16, 0.75
Yxy3.16, 0.5034, 0.4015
CIE-Lab20.69, 15.30, 24.95
Hunter Lab17.79, 9.79, 9.33

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 16% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 85% · Key 69%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #4E280C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E280C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E280C

.text { color: #4E280C; }
.background { background-color: #4E280C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E280C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 40, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(25, 73%, 18%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E280C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 40, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E280C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 40, 12, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E280C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E280C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E280C

#4B260C#42220A#3E1F0A#351B08#311908#2C1607#231206#1F1005#160B03#120903

Tints of #4E280C

#733A12#964C17#B55C1C#D86E22#E18441#E79B65#ECB288#F1C6A7#F7DDCA#FCF4ED

Tones of #4E280C

#4B2911#462A16#412B1B#3C2C20#382C24#322D29

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0C334F:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text12.86:1 AAA
Against black text1.63:1 Fails

Best text color on #4E280C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E280C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4E280C: ·

How #4E280C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #3E3D13Deuteranopia · #404314Tritanopia · #4C1819

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap dark · #212529Tailwind stone 600 · #57534ETailwind neutral 600 · #525252

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E280C rather than the exact color:

Palette F7f1de
#F7F1DE · #B0BA99 · #9D6638 · #4E220F
Vivid Meadow
#821929 · #56290C · #9F9810 · #325510
Dusty Zephyr
#4A2D11 · #495427 · #245723 · #2A7862
Palette F6f1e9
#F6F1E9 · #FFD93D · #FF9A00 · #4F200D
Palette F6f1e9
#F6F1E9 · #FFD93D · #FF8400 · #4F200D
Honey Ruby
#F9E6A8 · #F2A900 · #CC6F00 · #4D2A00

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#4E220F#56290C#4A2D11#4F200D#4D2A00#582F0E#521C0D#572F12#543310#553014#442008#532418

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E280B  ·  #4E280D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E280C?

#4E280C is Deep Orange, a orange color (RGB 78, 40, 12). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E280C?

#4E280C is RGB 78, 40, 12 — HSL 25°, 73%, 18% — CMYK 0%, 49%, 85%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E280C?

Its complement is #0C334F; analogous partners are #4F0C12 and #4F4A0C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E280C for text?

White text on #4E280C has a contrast ratio of 12.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.63:1.