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Named color

Umber

Umber color #635147: RGB 99, 81, 71 and HSL 21°, 16%, 33%. Explore its warm orange profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#635147 orange warm mutedearth-tone
HEX #635147
RGB rgb(99, 81, 71)
HSL hsl(21 16% 33%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 28, 61)
Luminance 0.0899
Contrast Black 2.8:1White 7.51:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-umber: #635147;
.bg-umber { background-color: #635147; }
.text-umber { color: #635147; }
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Color meaning and use

About Umber Color

Umber uses HEX #635147, RGB 99, 81, 71, and HSL 21°, 16%, 33%. The dataset classifies it in the orange family with warm temperature and muted and earth tone visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.0899; black contrast is 2.8:1 and white contrast is 7.51:1, making white the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Umber against black and white text.

Black text2.8:1AA Fail
White text7.51:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Downloadable color reference infographic

Umber Color Reference Infographic

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Umber color reference infographic showing #635147, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Umber color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#475862#475862#62474B#62474B#625E47#625E47#476250#476250#504762#504762
Open full Umber harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#967C6E#967C6E#2C2420#2C2420#744B34#744B34#545454#545454#959493#959493#D14900#D14900

Pairings

White#FFFFFF#475862#475862#62474B#62474B#625E47#625E47Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.0899
Black text2.8:1AA Fail
White text7.51:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#635147",
  "rgb": [
    99,
    81,
    71
  ],
  "hsl": [
    21,
    16,
    33
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    18,
    28,
    61
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0899,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.8,
    "white": 7.51
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#475862",
  "analogous": [
    "#62474B",
    "#625E47"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#476250",
    "#504762"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#4B6247",
    "#475862",
    "#5E4762"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#47625E",
    "#474B62"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#967C6E",
    "#635147",
    "#2C2420"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#967C6E",
  "dark": "#2C2420",
  "saturated": "#744B34",
  "desaturated": "#545454",
  "pastel": "#959493",
  "neon": "#D14900"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#475862",
    "#62474B",
    "#625E47"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#545454",
    "#967C6E"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#967C6E",
    "#545454"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "loam",
    "eggplant",
    "coffee",
    "basalt",
    "asphalt-gray"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "umber"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "coffee-vs-umber",
    "eggplant-vs-umber",
    "loam-vs-umber"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/umber",
    "/wcag/umber",
    "/css/colors/umber",
    "/hex/635147",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/umber"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/loam",
      "/colors/eggplant",
      "/colors/coffee",
      "/colors/basalt",
      "/colors/asphalt-gray",
      "/compare/coffee-vs-umber",
      "/compare/eggplant-vs-umber",
      "/compare/loam-vs-umber",
      "/harmonies/umber",
      "/wcag/umber",
      "/css/colors/umber",
      "/hex/635147",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "umber",
  "name": "Umber",
  "hex": "#635147",
  "uses": [
    "backgrounds",
    "typography",
    "product surfaces"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "restraint",
      "clarity",
      "balance"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "interfaces",
      "architecture",
      "editorial design",
      "packaging"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-energy accent-only palettes"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "orange",
  "temperature": "warm",
  "tone": [
    "muted",
    "earth-tone"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "orange",
    "warm",
    "muted",
    "earth-tone",
    "backgrounds",
    "typography",
    "product-surfaces",
    "restraint",
    "clarity",
    "balance"
  ],
  "popularity": 84,
  "rgb": [
    99,
    81,
    71
  ],
  "hsl": [
    21,
    16,
    33
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    18,
    28,
    61
  ],
  "luminance": 0.0899,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 2.8,
    "white": 7.51
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#475862",
    "analogous": [
      "#62474B",
      "#625E47"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#476250",
      "#504762"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#4B6247",
      "#475862",
      "#5E4762"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#47625E",
      "#474B62"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#967C6E",
      "#635147",
      "#2C2420"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#967C6E",
    "dark": "#2C2420",
    "saturated": "#744B34",
    "desaturated": "#545454",
    "pastel": "#959493",
    "neon": "#D14900"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-umber: #635147;",
    "utility": ".bg-umber { background-color: #635147; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-umber { color: #635147; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "loam",
    "eggplant",
    "coffee",
    "basalt",
    "asphalt-gray"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "umber"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "coffee-vs-umber",
    "eggplant-vs-umber",
    "loam-vs-umber"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/orange",
    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/umber",
    "/wcag/umber",
    "/css/colors/umber",
    "/hex/635147",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/orange",
      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/umber"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/loam",
      "/colors/eggplant",
      "/colors/coffee",
      "/colors/basalt",
      "/colors/asphalt-gray",
      "/compare/coffee-vs-umber",
      "/compare/eggplant-vs-umber",
      "/compare/loam-vs-umber",
      "/harmonies/umber",
      "/wcag/umber",
      "/css/colors/umber",
      "/hex/635147",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#475862",
      "#62474B",
      "#625E47"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#545454",
      "#967C6E"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#967C6E",
      "#545454"
    ]
  }
}
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