#5E4E45
Umber · dark warm brown
About #5E4E45
#5E4E45 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 27% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Umber (ΔE 1.8), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #45555E (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 — 7.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.92:1).
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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 #5E4E45?
#5E4E45 is a dark, muted brown colour. Digitally that works out to 37% red, 31% green and 27% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 27% yellow and 63% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #5E4E45?
Use white text. White on #5E4E45 has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5E4E45?
Its complementary colour is #45555E, and analogous partners are #5E4548 and #5E5B45.