French Puce (#4E1609)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 14.56:1 — vs black: 1.44:1

Color values

  • HEX #4E1609
  • RGB rgb(78, 22, 9)
  • HSL hsl(11, 88%, 30%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 71.79, 88.46, 69.41 )

Tags

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Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4E1609 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

French Puce
#4E1609 Base
#09414E
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

French Puce
#4E1609 Base
#4E091F
#4E3809
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

French Puce
#4E1609 Base
#094E16
#16094E
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

French Puce
#4E1609 Base
#094E38
#091F4E
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

French Puce
#4E1609 Base
#1F4E09
#09414E
#38094E
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

French Puce
#4E1609 Base
#170603
#290C05
#73200D
#932911
#D73D19
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of French Puce, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#170603
#220A04
#2D0D05
#381006
#431308
French Puce #4E1609 Base
#952A11
#DD3E19
#EC755A
#F4B1A1
#FCECE8
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4E1609. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4E1609;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4E1609;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4E1609;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4E1609,
        #097993
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4E1609,
        #097993
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$french-puce: #4E1609;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$french-puce-r: 78;
$french-puce-g: 22;
$french-puce-b: 9;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $french-puce;
    color: rgba($french-puce-r, $french-puce-g, $french-puce-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How French Puce appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4E1609 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #2E2E04 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #21210A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #4E1515 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #292929 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to French Puce ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

French Puce #4E1609 Base
Black Bean #3D0C02 ΔE 4.63
Bulgarian Rose #480607 ΔE 5.10
Caput Mortuum #592720 ΔE 5.29
Seal Brown #59260B ΔE 6.52

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.