#6B6D4E
Umber · medium warm yellow
About #6B6D4E
With the hex code #6B6D4E, this is a medium yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 42% red, 43% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is somewhere between Umber and Mocha — a ΔE of 17.4 — followed by Mocha. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #504E6D, a eggplant shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.35:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.35:1).
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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 #6B6D4E?
With the hex code #6B6D4E, this is a medium yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 42% red, 43% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 57% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #6B6D4E?
Use white text. White on #6B6D4E has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6B6D4E?
Its complementary colour is #504E6D, and analogous partners are #6D604E and #5C6D4E.