Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Umber

Umber is a muted and earth tone orange color with HEX #635147. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 99, 81, 71, HSL 21, 16%, 33%, warm temperature, and is useful for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces.

#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

CSS Utilities

--color-umber: #635147;
.bg-umber { background-color: #635147; }
.text-umber { color: #635147; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

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
Download JSON Open API
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
{
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    "loam",
    "eggplant",
    "coffee",
    "basalt",
    "asphalt-gray"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "umber"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
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    "eggplant-vs-umber",
    "loam-vs-umber"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
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    "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
    "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
  ],
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    "/wcag/umber",
    "/css/colors/umber",
    "/hex/635147"
  ],
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      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
      "/colors/by-tone/earth-tone"
    ],
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    ],
    "related": [
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      "/colors/coffee",
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      "/compare/loam-vs-umber",
      "/harmonies/umber",
      "/wcag/umber",
      "/css/colors/umber",
      "/hex/635147"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
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  "name": "Umber",
  "hex": "#635147",
  "uses": [
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    "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.",
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    "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": {
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    "white": 7.51
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#475862",
    "analogous": [
      "#62474B",
      "#625E47"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#476250",
      "#504762"
    ],
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      "#5E4762"
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    ],
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    "saturated": "#744B34",
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    "neon": "#D14900"
  },
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    "AA": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ]
  },
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    "textUtility": ".text-umber { color: #635147; }"
  },
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    "/colors/by-tone/muted",
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      "/colors/by-temperature/warm",
      "/colors/by-tone/muted",
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    ],
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    ],
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      "/colors/coffee",
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      "/compare/loam-vs-umber",
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      "/wcag/umber",
      "/css/colors/umber",
      "/hex/635147"
    ]
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      "#FFFFFF",
      "#475862",
      "#62474B",
      "#625E47"
    ],
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      "#545454",
      "#967C6E"
    ],
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#967C6E",
      "#545454"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Umber Color

Umber sits in the orange family with warm temperature and muted and earth tone visual character. Umber is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include restraint, clarity, and balance, which makes it relevant for interfaces and architecture. In design work, Umber is most useful for backgrounds, typography, and product surfaces, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Orange color familyBrowse named orange colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Earth Tone colorsFind colors with earth tone visual character.Umber accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #635147.Umber CSS utilitiesUse Umber in CSS variables and utility classes.#635147 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Umber paletteOpen the generated palette based on Umber.Umber harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

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

Similar Colors

Loam#6B4F3A
Eggplant#614051
Coffee#6F4E37
Basalt#4B4C4C
Asphalt Gray#4B4B4B

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#625E47
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5