#5D4E40
Umber · dark warm brown
About #5D4E40
#5D4E40 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is very close to Umber (ΔE 3.2), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #404F5D (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.99:1).
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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 #5D4E40?
#5D4E40 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 36% red, 31% green and 25% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 64% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5D4E40?
Use white text. White on #5D4E40 has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5D4E40?
Its complementary colour is #404F5D, and analogous partners are #5D4041 and #5D5D40.