#6E6B4E
Umber · medium warm yellow
About #6E6B4E
#6E6B4E is a medium, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 43% red, 42% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is somewhere between Umber and Mocha (ΔE 15.4), with Mocha the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #4E516E (charcoal), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.42:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.42:1).
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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 #6E6B4E?
#6E6B4E is a medium, muted yellow colour. Digitally that works out to 43% red, 42% green and 31% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 29% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #6E6B4E?
Use white text. White on #6E6B4E has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #6E6B4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E516E, and analogous partners are #6E5B4E and #616E4E.