#454331
Umber · dark warm yellow
About #454331
#454331 is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 26% green and 19% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 11.8); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #313345 — a gunmetal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #454331 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 10.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (10.00:1).
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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 #454331?
#454331 is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 27% red, 26% green and 19% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 73% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #454331?
Use white text. White on #454331 has a contrast ratio of 10.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #454331?
Its complementary colour is #313345, and analogous partners are #453931 and #3D4531.