Sumatra Blend
A serious and grounded earthy brown
Sumatra Blend is a muted, dusty brown that carries a serious and grounded mood. Because of its dark, desaturated nature, it serves as a steady base for vintage design or organic product branding. White text maintains a clear 6.2:1 contrast ratio against it, ensuring readability. The hex code #735d4b pairs effectively with soft, warm creams rather than bright whites to avoid a muddy appearance in your layout.
About Sumatra Blend
Coffee grounds scraped from the bottom of the filter
What does sumatra blend mean?
Brown often stands for earth, wood, coffee, and leather, so people commonly read it as grounded and practical. Its low lightness and near-total lack of saturation make it feel still and heavy, like a room with the blinds drawn.
Where you see sumatra blend
- brewed coffee
- walnut wood
- dry soil
- leather boots
- cardboard
- tree bark
What it works for
Use it as a quiet base for packaging, interiors, or text accents where a loud color would fight the content.
What colors go with sumatra blend?
Sage #9caf88The gray-green softens the brown's heaviness without adding brightness.Cream #fffdd0A warm off-white lifts the dark brown and opens up the palette.Slate Blue #6a5acdThe cool blue offsets the brown's warmth and keeps the pairing muted.Terracotta #e2725bBoth share earthy warmth, but the terracotta brings needed saturation.Charcoal #36454fThe near-black deepens the brown into a dense, shadowy scheme.
Questions about Sumatra Blend
What is the hex code for Sumatra Blend?
Sumatra Blend is #735d4b. In RGB that is rgb(115, 93, 75), in HSL hsl(27, 21%, 37%) and in CMYK 0%, 19%, 35%, 55%.
Is Sumatra Blend readable on white or black?
Sumatra Blend has a 6.18:1 contrast ratio on white and 3.39:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.