Also known as: Ocher
A warm, earthy yellow-brown pigment made from natural clay.
Similar to
No reviewed photograph is linked to this exact shade yet. A photograph would only ever approximate this HEX value — lighting, camera processing and display calibration all affect the colours a photo shows. In the meantime, these related pages give real context for where this colour family shows up.
Ochre appears in the following curated historical/cultural palettes.
Ancient Egyptian pigments
Tomb and temple wall painting
Third millennium BCE onward · Egypt
These HEX values are a modern digital approximation for comparison — they cannot exactly reproduce a historical physical pigment, dye or dyed cloth, whose appearance also varied by batch, ageing and the light it was viewed in.
Roman fresco colours
Wall painting in Roman villas and public buildings
1st century BCE to 1st century CE · Roman Italy
These HEX values are a modern digital approximation for comparison — they cannot exactly reproduce a historical physical pigment, dye or dyed cloth, whose appearance also varied by batch, ageing and the light it was viewed in.
Subtle, bold, analogous, complementary and neutral options — established design convention, not a guarantee of visual success in every context.
Complementary
Opposite hues (180° apart) for maximum hue contrast.
Analogous
Neighbouring hues on the colour wheel for a low-contrast, harmonious feel.
Analogous
Neighbouring hues on the colour wheel for a low-contrast, harmonious feel.
Triadic
Three hues evenly spaced around the colour wheel for balanced contrast.
Triadic
Three hues evenly spaced around the colour wheel for balanced contrast.
Split-complementary
The two hues bracketing the complement, for contrast with less tension.
Split-complementary
The two hues bracketing the complement, for contrast with less tension.
Tetradic
Four hues at 90° steps around the colour wheel for a rich, varied palette.
Tetradic
Four hues at 90° steps around the colour wheel for a rich, varied palette.
Tetradic
Four hues at 90° steps around the colour wheel for a rich, varied palette.
Monochromatic
Same hue at different lightness levels, for a cohesive tonal palette.
Monochromatic
Same hue at different lightness levels, for a cohesive tonal palette.
Monochromatic
Same hue at different lightness levels, for a cohesive tonal palette.
Monochromatic
Same hue at different lightness levels, for a cohesive tonal palette.
For an accessible, low-contrast-risk pairing, monochromatic (same-hue) combinations are usually the safest starting point — see the harmonies above.
History
Inherited from the yellow hue family, not specifically documented about this exact shade — see methodology.
Calculated directional adjustments. Some directions converge on the same result from this starting colour — shown as one merged card with an explanation, not repeated duplicates. Generated shades link to a curated profile only when one is close enough.
Lighter
Lightness increased
Darker
Lightness decreased
Warmer
Hue rotated toward warm (red/orange)
Cooler & Bluer & Redder
Hue rotated toward cool (blue) From this starting colour, moving cooler and bluer and redder converges on the same calculated result.
Greener & Yellower
Hue rotated toward green From this starting colour, moving greener and yellower converges on the same calculated result.
More muted
Saturation softened
More saturated
Saturation increased
CMYK is an approximate device conversion, not a calibrated print value — see methodology.
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Common pigment-history reference value for the named colour.
vs. white text
3.37:1 — fails
vs. black text
6.23:1 — AA
Confidence: medium · Qualification: identity_only, technically_qualified, curated_profile_eligible, search_index_eligible, comparison_eligible
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