#54513E
Umber · dark warm yellow
About #54513E
#54513E is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 32% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.8); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #3E4154 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #54513E for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 8.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (8.00:1).
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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 #54513E?
#54513E is a muted, dark shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 33% red, 32% green and 24% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #54513E?
Use white text. White on #54513E has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #54513E?
Its complementary colour is #3E4154, and analogous partners are #54463E and #4C543E.