#42402F
Graphite · dark warm yellow
About #42402F
With the hex code #42402F, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Graphite — a ΔE of 11.5 — followed by Espresso. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2F3142, a gunmetal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.47:1).
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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 #42402F?
With the hex code #42402F, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 25% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #42402F?
Use white text. White on #42402F has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #42402F?
Its complementary colour is #2F3142, and analogous partners are #42372F and #3B422F.