#555643
Umber · dark warm yellow
About #555643
#555643 is a dark, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.1), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #444356 (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 — 7.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.50:1).
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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 #555643?
#555643 is a dark, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 33% red, 34% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 66% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #555643?
Use white text. White on #555643 has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #555643?
Its complementary colour is #444356, and analogous partners are #564E43 and #4C5643.