#2D201A
Espresso · very dark warm orange
About #2D201A
#2D201A is a very dark, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 13% green and 10% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 42% yellow and 82% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Espresso (ΔE 6.1), with Jet the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #1A272D (gunmetal), its complementary partner.
Because it is very dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 15.75:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (15.75:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #2D201A?
#2D201A is a very dark, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 18% red, 13% green and 10% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 42% yellow and 82% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #2D201A?
Use white text. White on #2D201A has a contrast ratio of 15.75:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #2D201A?
Its complementary colour is #1A272D, and analogous partners are #2D1A1E and #2D291A.