BROWN

Umber

#635147

Conversions

HEX#635147

RGBrgb(99, 81, 71)

HSLhsl(21, 16%, 33%)

HSVhsv(21, 28%, 39%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 61%)

Copy CSS

color: #635147;
/* rgb  */ color: rgb(99, 81, 71);
/* hsl  */ color: hsl(21, 16%, 33%);

Contrast

On whitePass · 7.50 : 1

On ink blackFail · 2.55 : 1

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Pairings

About Umber

Umber is the hex color #635147, which translates to rgb(99, 81, 71) in RGB and hsl(21, 16%, 33%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 21 degrees, with a saturation of 16 percent and a lightness of 33 percent. Its OKLCH chroma of 0.029 is low for the brown family, giving Umber a muted, dusty character.

How Umber compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is dimgray (#696969), a CIE76 distance of 13.4 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is taupe-600 (#5B4F4B), at a distance of 4.9. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Taupe at 10.0. Sorted by lightness, Umber is number 10 of the 27 brown colors here.

Text on Umber

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Umber, led by White at 7.50:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Umber already loaded as the background.

Contrast of common text colors on Umber. AA normal text needs 4.5:1, AA large text and non-text elements need 3:1, AAA normal text needs 7:1.
Text color	Ratio	AA normal	AA large	AAA normal
White #FFFFFF	7.50:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Ink black #0F0F12	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Mid grey #6B7280	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Dark grey #374151	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Light grey #E5E7EB	6.06:1	Pass	Pass	Fail

Building a palette around Umber

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Umber for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Umber

Format	Value
HEX	#635147
RGB	rgb(99, 81, 71)
HSL	hsl(21, 16%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(21, 28%, 39%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18%, 28%, 61%)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.0289 50.70)
CIELAB	lab(35.97 5.77 8.69)

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Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.