French Puce color

#4E1609

French Puce is a deep and rich brown color. It's a warm and earthy color, perfect for creating a cozy and rustic space.

  • HEX#4E1609
  • RGBrgb(78, 22, 9)
  • HSLhsl(11, 79%, 17%)
  • CMYK0, 72, 88, 69

About French Puce

French Puce is a very dark red color with the hex code #4E1609. In RGB it is red 78, green 22, blue 9; in HSL it is hue 11°, saturation 79%, lightness 17%; in CMYK it is 0%, 72%, 88%, 69%. Its contrast ratio is 14.56:1 on white and 1.44:1 on black.

#4E1609 Color Conversion

Hex triplet4E, 16, 09
CMYK0.00%, 71.79%, 88.46%, 69.41%
RGB Decimal78, 22, 9
HSL11°, 79%, 17%
RGB Octal116, 26, 11
HSV (HSB)11.30°, 88.46%, 30.59%
RGB Binary1001110, 10110, 1001
CIE-L*AB16.57, 25.62, 21.38
RGB Percent30.59%, 8.63%, 3.53%
CIE-L*CH16.57, 33.37, 39.85
XYZ3.48, 2.21, 0.50
CIE-L*UV16.57, 35.87, 11.49
xyY0.56, 0.36, 2.21
Hunter-Lab14.88, 15.70, 8.41
RYB30.59%, 9.81%, 3.53%

Color Accessibility Scores

#4E1609 on a dark background: contrast 1.44:1, fails WCAG AA.
#4E1609 on a light background: contrast 14.56:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of French Puce, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around French Puce. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#4E1609 · #A02D13 · #170603 · #09414E · #1386A0

Analogous palette

#4E0941 · #4E091F · #4E1609 · #4E3809 · #414E09

Triadic palette

#4E1609 · #094E16 · #16094E · #A02D13 · #13A02D

Tetradic palette

#4E1609 · #1F4E09 · #09414E · #38094E · #170603

Monochromatic palette

#170603 · #170603 · #4E1609 · #922911 · #D73C19

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