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#4D4E35

Umber · dark warm yellow

About #4D4E35

#4D4E35 is a dark, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 30% red, 31% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 12.9), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #36354E (prussian blue), its complementary partner.

Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 8.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.55:1).

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Red77
Green78
Blue53

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 12.9
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 15.8
Coffee
#6F4E37 · ΔE 17.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #4D4E35

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4D4E35.
8.55:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4D4E35.
2.46:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4D4E35 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4D4E35
Protanopia (no red cones)
#524C33
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#524D36
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#504B47

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4D4E35?

#4D4E35 is a dark, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 30% red, 31% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4D4E35?

Use white text. White on #4D4E35 has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4D4E35?

Its complementary colour is #36354E, and analogous partners are #4E4335 and #414E35.