Umber Shade Wash is pale, warm-toned shade of warm yellow. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool blue, warm magenta or warm cyan
| Inverse Color | #b1b2d0 |
| Complementary Color | #2f304e |
| Color Shade: | warm yellow (58.06° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 24.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm yellow shade, there are some better alternatives to Umber Shade Wash Color. The Amazon Jungle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a orange bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ocean Weed (#6c6541) for more energetic effect. Try Fuchsia Berries as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2f304e is the best complementary color to Umber Shade Wash. Cool blue shades generally complement the warm yellow hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e4d2f complementary color is Martinique, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm red, warm yellow, and cool yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Verdigris are #4e3d2f and #3f4e2f. Thus found on the left and right of #4e4d2f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Judge Gray and Tom Thumb colors as they work well with Umber Shade Wash.
The split-complementary Umber Shade Wash palette consists of #3d2f4e and #2f3f4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2f304e). Try Martinique and Pickled Bluewood colors in combination with #4e4d2f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #4e4d2f offers a combination of cool magenta and warm cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Umber Shade Wash. Thus Voodoo and Stromboli giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Umber Shade Wash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Martinique, Stromboli, and Congo Brown split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e4d2f square combo is a palette of warm yellow, cool green, cool blue and warm magenta shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Umber Shade Wash tetradic combo consists of cool blue complementary color (#2f304e) and two others. The Stromboli is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Congo Brown – 120° from the complementary Martinique. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f4e4c and #4e2f2f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e4d2f is made of 39% red, 38% green and 23% blue. In a HSL mode Umber Shade Wash has a hue angle of 58.06°, a saturation of 24.8% and a lightness of 24.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e4d2f is made of 0% cyan, 0.39% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4e4d2f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,77,47) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 38%, 23% |
| CMYK | 0, 0.39, 12.16, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(58.06,24.8%,24.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(58.06,39.74%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.1071,-4.913,17.9676) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3089,7.1327,3.7336) |