#42422D
Umber · dark warm yellow
About #42422D
With the hex code #42422D, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 26% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 13.7 — followed by Espresso. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #2D2D42, 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 — 10.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.25:1).
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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 #42422D?
With the hex code #42422D, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 26% red, 26% green and 18% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 74% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #42422D?
Use white text. White on #42422D has a contrast ratio of 10.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #42422D?
Its complementary colour is #2D2D42, and analogous partners are #42382D and #38422D.