Palettes / Colors / #4E352F

#4E352F — Deep Dusty Orange

#4E352F 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 #4E352F 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.

#4E352F 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 #304950; it also sits naturally between #503039 and #504630. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 21% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 32% · Yellow 40% · Key 69%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E352F

.text { color: #4E352F; }
.background { background-color: #4E352F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E352F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 53, 47); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(12, 25%, 25%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E352F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 53, 47, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E352F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 53, 47, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E352F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E352F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #304950:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E352F: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E352F

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:

How #4E352F looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E352F rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E352E  ·  #4E3530 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E352F?

#4E352F is Deep Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 78, 53, 47). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E352F?

#4E352F is RGB 78, 53, 47 — HSL 12°, 25%, 25% — CMYK 0%, 32%, 40%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E352F?

Its complement is #304950; analogous partners are #503039 and #504630. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E352F for text?

White text on #4E352F has a contrast ratio of 11.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.87:1.