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#4E4633

Umber · dark warm brown

About #4E4633

#4E4633 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 27% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 9.2), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #333B4E (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 — 9.34:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (9.34:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green70
Blue51

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 9.2
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 10.3
Espresso
#3B2A20 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #4E4633

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E4633.
9.34:1AAA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #4E4633.
2.25:1Fail

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E4633 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E4633
Protanopia (no red cones)
#4A4532
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#4C4834
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#524341

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E4633?

#4E4633 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 27% green and 20% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 69% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #4E4633?

Use white text. White on #4E4633 has a contrast ratio of 9.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #4E4633?

Its complementary colour is #333B4E, and analogous partners are #4E3933 and #494E33.