#716F4E
Mocha · medium warm yellow
About #716F4E
#716F4E is a muted, medium shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 44% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 31% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is somewhere between Mocha and Umber (ΔE 16.4); Umber comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E5071 — a charcoal tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #716F4E for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.14:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.14:1).
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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 #716F4E?
#716F4E is a muted, medium shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 44% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 31% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #716F4E?
Use white text. White on #716F4E has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #716F4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E5071, and analogous partners are #715D4E and #62714E.