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#4E4435

Umber · dark warm brown

About #4E4435

#4E4435 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 27% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.0), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #353F4E (charcoal), 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 — 9.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.54:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green68
Blue53

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.0
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 9.0
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #4E4435

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E4435.
9.54:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E4435.
2.20:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E4435 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E4435
Protanopia (no red cones)
#484434
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4B4635
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#524140

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E4435?

#4E4435 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 27% green and 21% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 32% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4E4435?

Use white text. White on #4E4435 has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E4435?

Its complementary colour is #353F4E, and analogous partners are #4E3835 and #4C4E35.