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#4E342C — Deep Dusty Orange

#4E342C is a orange color we call Deep Dusty Orange, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #4E342C 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.

#4E342C is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2C464E; it also sits naturally between #4E2C35 and #4E452C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4E342C · RGB 78, 52, 44

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Color values

HEX#4E342C
RGB78, 52, 44
HSL14°, 28%, 24%
HSV14°, 44%, 31%
CMYK0%, 33%, 44%, 69%
XYZ4.82, 4.26, 2.95
Yxy4.26, 0.4010, 0.3538
CIE-Lab24.51, 10.54, 9.76
Hunter Lab20.63, 6.84, 5.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 20% · Blue 17%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 33% · Yellow 44% · Key 69%

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

Previews

Sample text in #4E342C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4E342C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4E342C

.text { color: #4E342C; }
.background { background-color: #4E342C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E342C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 52, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 28%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E342C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 52, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E342C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 52, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E342C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E342C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E342C

#483028#412B25#3B2721#34231D#2E1E1A#271A16#211612#1A110F#140D0B#0D0907

Tints of #4E342C

#654339#7C5246#966454#A97566#B68A7C#C29E93#CFB3AA#DECAC4#EBDFDB#F8F3F2

Tones of #4E342C

#4C352F#493731#473833#453936#423B38#403C3B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2C464E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text11.34:1 AAA
Against black text1.85:1 Fails

Best text color on #4E342C: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E342C

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 #4E342C: ·

How #4E342C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #43432EDeuteranopia · #44462ETritanopia · #4D2F30

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:

Tailwind stone 600 · #57534EBootstrap dark · #212529Tailwind neutral 600 · #525252

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E342C rather than the exact color:

Misty Zephyr
#A37264 · #C5764B · #503627 · #694722
Vintage Ruby Summit
#A66041 · #493529 · #BA813A · #D2B769
Palette E4e0e1
#E4E0E1 · #D6C0B3 · #AB886D · #493628
Palette Fff8f0
#FFF8F0 · #C08552 · #8C5A3C · #4B2E2B
Mellow Ruby Garden
#4B2C28 · #414220 · #122D0F · #1C685A
Palette 472d2d
#472D2D · #553939 · #704F4F · #A77979

Similar colors

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

#503627#493529#493628#4B2E2B#4B2C28#472D2D#483434#493323#4E2D24#463333#443627#4E3620

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E342B  ·  #4E342D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E342C?

#4E342C is Deep Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 78, 52, 44). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E342C?

#4E342C is RGB 78, 52, 44 — HSL 14°, 28%, 24% — CMYK 0%, 33%, 44%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E342C?

Its complement is #2C464E; analogous partners are #4E2C35 and #4E452C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E342C for text?

White text on #4E342C has a contrast ratio of 11.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.85:1.