Umber Color

#b26400

Umber is soft, warm-toned shade of orange. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with blue cyan, mid magenta or green cyan

Inverse Color #4d9bff
Complementary Color #004db2
Color Shade: orange (33.71° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 34.9% (better contrasting with white)
Umber Color Sample
Umber Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b26400

If you're looking for a similar orange shade, there are some better alternatives to Umber Color. The Crustose Lichen color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ancient Bamboo (#da6304) for more calm effect. Try Guo Tie Dumpling as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#004db2 is the best complementary color to Umber. Blue cyan shades generally complement the orange hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b26400 complementary color is Cobalt, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid red, orange, and mid yellow colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rose of Sharon are #b20b00 and #a6b200. Thus found on the left and right of #b26400 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bright Red and Buddha Gold colors as they work well with Umber.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Umber palette consists of #0b00b2 and #00a6b2 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#004db2). Try Dark Blue and Bondi Blue colors in combination with #b26400, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b26400 offers a combination of violet and green cyan shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Umber. Thus Purple and Jade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Umber contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cobalt, Green, and Flirt split by 90° on the color wheel. #b26400 square combo is a palette of orange, mid green, blue cyan and mid magenta shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Umber tetradic combo consists of blue cyan complementary color (#004db2) and two others. The Jade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lipstick – 120° from the complementary Cobalt. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #00b264 and #b2004d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b26400 is made of 64% red, 36% green and 0% blue. In a HSL mode Umber has a hue angle of 33.71°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b26400 is made of 0% cyan, 30.58% magenta, 69.8% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #b26400
RGB Decimal rgb(178,100,0)
RGB Percentage 64%, 36%, 0%
CMYK 0, 30.58, 69.8, 30.2
HSL hsl(33.71,100%,34.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(33.71,100%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.1914,25.8962,58.2161)
XYZ xyz(22.9173,18.5793,2.3783)
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