#4C4E35
Umber · dark warm yellow
About #4C4E35
With the hex code #4C4E35, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 31% green and 21% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 13.3 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #37354E, a prussian blue 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 — 8.58:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.58:1).
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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 #4C4E35?
With the hex code #4C4E35, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 31% green and 21% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #4C4E35?
Use white text. White on #4C4E35 has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #4C4E35?
Its complementary colour is #37354E, and analogous partners are #4E4435 and #404E35.