#474635
Umber · dark warm yellow
About #474635
#474635 is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 27% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 72% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 11.1); Graphite comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #353647 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #474635 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.57:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.57:1).
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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 #474635?
#474635 is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 27% green and 21% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 72% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #474635?
Use white text. White on #474635 has a contrast ratio of 9.57:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #474635?
Its complementary colour is #353647, and analogous partners are #473D35 and #3F4735.