#48482F
Umber · dark warm yellow
About #48482F
#48482F is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 28% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 13.6); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #2F2F48 — a prussian blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #48482F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 9.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.36:1).
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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 #48482F?
#48482F is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 28% red, 28% green and 18% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 72% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #48482F?
Use white text. White on #48482F has a contrast ratio of 9.36:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #48482F?
Its complementary colour is #2F2F48, and analogous partners are #483B2F and #3B482F.