#69554D
Umber · dark warm orange
About #69554D
With the hex code #69554D, this is a dark orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 33% green and 30% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 59% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Umber — a ΔE of 2.4 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4D6169, a charcoal shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 6.98:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.98:1).
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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 #69554D?
With the hex code #69554D, this is a dark orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 41% red, 33% green and 30% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 59% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #69554D?
Use white text. White on #69554D has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #69554D?
Its complementary colour is #4D6169, and analogous partners are #694D53 and #69634D.