#6E5B4E
Umber · medium warm brown
About #6E5B4E
With the hex code #6E5B4E, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 43% red, 36% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 29% yellow and 57% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Umber — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Coffee. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E616E, a charcoal shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.42:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.42:1).
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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 #6E5B4E?
With the hex code #6E5B4E, this is a medium brown with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 43% red, 36% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 29% yellow and 57% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #6E5B4E?
Use white text. White on #6E5B4E has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6E5B4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E616E, and analogous partners are #6E4E51 and #6E6B4E.