Umber (#635147)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 7.50:1 — vs black: 2.80:1

Color values

  • HEX #635147
  • RGB rgb(99, 81, 71)
  • HSL hsl(21, 28%, 38%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 18.18, 28.28, 61.18 )
  • Websafe #666633

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #635147 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Umber
#635147 Base
#475963
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Umber
#635147 Base
#63474B
#635F47
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Umber
#635147 Base
#476351
#514763
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Umber
#635147 Base
#47635F
#474B63
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Umber
#635147 Base
#4B6347
#475963
#5F4763
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Umber
#635147 Base
#0F0C0B
#362D27
#4B3E36
#7B6458
#907567
#B19D92
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Umber, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#0F0C0B
#201A17
#312823
#41352F
#52433B
Umber #635147 Base
#886F61
#A68F82
#C0B0A7
#DAD1CC
#F4F2F0
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #635147. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #635147;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #635147;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #635147;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #635147,
        #476B7F
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #635147,
        #476B7F
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$umber: #635147;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$umber-r: 99;
$umber-g: 81;
$umber-b: 71;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $umber;
    color: rgba($umber-r, $umber-g, $umber-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Umber appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #635147 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #575746 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #535347 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #645050 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #555555 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Umber ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Umber #635147 Base
Wenge #645452 ΔE 4.46
Medium Taupe #674C47 ΔE 5.40
Coffee #6F4E37 ΔE 6.99
Dark Liver (horses) #543D37 ΔE 7.34

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.