#69554E
Umber · dark warm orange
About #69554E
#69554E is a dark, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is virtually identical to Umber (ΔE 2.8), with Walnut the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E6269 (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 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 #69554E?
#69554E is a dark, muted orange colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 33% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 26% yellow and 59% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #69554E?
Use white text. White on #69554E has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #69554E?
Its complementary colour is #4E6269, and analogous partners are #694E55 and #69634E.