#5F4E46
Umber · dark warm orange
About #5F4E46
With the hex code #5F4E46, this is a dark orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 37% red, 31% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 26% yellow and 63% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Umber — a ΔE of 1.8 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #46575F, 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 7.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.88:1).
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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 #5F4E46?
With the hex code #5F4E46, this is a dark orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 37% red, 31% green and 27% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 26% yellow and 63% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #5F4E46?
Use white text. White on #5F4E46 has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #5F4E46?
Its complementary colour is #46575F, and analogous partners are #5F464B and #5F5A46.