#775B4E
Umber · medium warm orange
About #775B4E
With the hex code #775B4E, this is a medium orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 36% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Umber — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Coffee. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E6A77, a slate gray shade.
In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.19:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.19:1).
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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 #775B4E?
With the hex code #775B4E, this is a medium orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 47% red, 36% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 34% yellow and 53% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #775B4E?
Use white text. White on #775B4E has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #775B4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E6A77, and analogous partners are #774E56 and #776F4E.