Umber Color
Umber is a brown color with hex code #B26400. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with umber, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Umber Color Values
What Does Umber Mean?
Umber belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Umber adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Umber is classified as a orange (nearest centroid: deep orange, #BE6516).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Umber
Umber and #004DB3 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #B30C00 and #A7B300, which sit beside umber on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair umber with triadic partners #00B365 and #6500B3. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Orangey Brown —
#B16002(Delta E 2) - Brown Orange —
#B96902(Delta E 3) - Mai Tai —
#B06608(Delta E 3) - Orangish Brown —
#B25F03(Delta E 3) - Indochine —
#C26B03(Delta E 6)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #B26400; }
.background { background-color: #B26400; }
.border { border: 2px solid #B26400; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #B2640040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for umber?
Umber has the hex code #B26400. In RGB notation it is rgb(178, 100, 0), in HSL it is hsl(34, 100%, 35%), and its OKLCH value is 0.58, 0.135, 61.
What does the color umber mean?
Brown-family colors like umber carry distinct psychological associations. Umber belongs to the brown family of colors. Brown is earth, wood, and coffee, and it behaves accordingly: grounded, unbothered, dependable. Craft brands, leather goods, and rustic interiors all borrow that steadiness. When brown looks cheap, that's a styling choice rather than the color's fault. Being on the dark side, Umber adds weight and depth. It suits text, shadows, and grounding elements more than wide-open backgrounds.
What colors go with umber?
Umber has three easy routes: its complement #004DB3 for punch, its neighbors #B30C00 and #A7B300 for something calmer, or triadic partners #00B365 and #6500B3 when you want energy.
Is umber a standard web color?
No — Umber is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #B26400 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make umber lighter or darker?
To lighten umber, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #FFE7C7 (lightest tint) to #1F1100 (darkest shade).
About Umber
Umber is classified as a Orange in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Brown hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #B26400 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.