#5D4E47
Umber · dark warm orange
About #5D4E47
#5D4E47 is a muted, dark shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 31% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Umber (ΔE 2.8); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #47565D — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #5D4E47 for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.94:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.94:1).
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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 #5D4E47?
#5D4E47 is a muted, dark shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 36% red, 31% green and 28% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 64% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5D4E47?
Use white text. White on #5D4E47 has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5D4E47?
Its complementary colour is #47565D, and analogous partners are #5D474B and #5D5947.