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#413E2B

Espresso · dark warm yellow

About #413E2B

#413E2B is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 24% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Espresso (ΔE 11.5); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2B2E41 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use dark tones like #413E2B for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.78:1).

Colour codes

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Red65
Green62
Blue43

Closest named colours

Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 11.5
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 12.6
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 13.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #413E2B

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on espresso #413E2B.
10.78:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on espresso #413E2B.
1.95:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #413E2B appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#413E2B
Protanopia (no red cones)
#423D2A
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#433E2C
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#443B39

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #413E2B?

#413E2B is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 25% red, 24% green and 17% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 34% yellow and 75% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #413E2B?

Use white text. White on #413E2B has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #413E2B?

Its complementary colour is #2B2E41, and analogous partners are #41332B and #39412B.