#775A4E
Umber · medium warm orange
About #775A4E
#775A4E is a muted, medium shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 35% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Umber (ΔE 7.1); Coffee comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4E6B77 — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #775A4E for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.26:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.26:1).
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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 #775A4E?
#775A4E is a muted, medium shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 47% red, 35% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #775A4E?
Use white text. White on #775A4E has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #775A4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E6B77, and analogous partners are #774E57 and #776F4E.