#616142
Umber · medium warm yellow
About #616142
#616142 is a muted, medium shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 38% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Umber and Coffee (ΔE 15.1); Coffee comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #424261 — a prussian blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #616142 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.37:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.37:1).
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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 #616142?
#616142 is a muted, medium shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 38% red, 38% green and 26% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 62% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #616142?
Use white text. White on #616142 has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #616142?
Its complementary colour is #424261, and analogous partners are #615242 and #526142.