#54523E
Umber · dark warm yellow
About #54523E
With the hex code #54523E, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 32% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #3E4054, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.91:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.91:1).
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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 #54523E?
With the hex code #54523E, this is a dark yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 33% red, 32% green and 24% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 67% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #54523E?
Use white text. White on #54523E has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #54523E?
Its complementary colour is #3E4054, and analogous partners are #54473E and #4B543E.