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#4D4E3D

Umber · dark warm yellow

About #4D4E3D

With the hex code #4D4E3D, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 31% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 10.2 — followed by Graphite. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3E3D4E, a charcoal 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 — 8.49:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.49:1).

Colour codes

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Red77
Green78
Blue61

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 10.2
Graphite
#383838 · ΔE 14.0
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #4D4E3D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4D4E3D.
8.49:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4D4E3D.
2.47:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4D4E3D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4D4E3D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#514C3C
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#514D3E
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#4F4C49

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4D4E3D?

With the hex code #4D4E3D, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 30% red, 31% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 69% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #4D4E3D?

Use white text. White on #4D4E3D has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4D4E3D?

Its complementary colour is #3E3D4E, and analogous partners are #4E473D and #454E3D.