#110907

Color Profile: #110907

Subject: Arts & Entertainment / Visual Art & Design

Common Name: near-black umber / espresso black / ember soot

Core Specs

• RGB: ~17, ~9, ~7
• HSL: ~12° / ~42% / ~5%
• HSV: ~12° / ~59% / ~7%
• CMYK (approx): ~0, ~48, ~59, ~93
• Relative Luminance: ~0.0033

Contrast vs White & Black

• On White (#FFFFFF): ~19.7:1 — AAA for all text.
• On Black (#000000): ~1.1:1 — Fail (AA/AAA).

Rule of thumb: treat it as a background or high-impact ink on light canvases; avoid placing it on dark surfaces without a separator or glow.

Mood & Usage Notes

This is a disciplined, low-gloss black with a warm brown ember at its core. It reads serious and deliberate rather than flashy, great for work that wants confidence without shouting. In galleries and interfaces, it adds “film-room” focus—colors beside it feel richer, edges feel sharper. Used well, it says you know when to subtract.

Close Named Matches (top relevance)

• Behr — Molten Black (AE-54) — #100E0D — ΔE≈2.22 (closest)
• Hempel — 19990 — #0E0E10 — ΔE≈3.36
• Tiger Drylac — 049/80600 Alaska Black Glossy — #141516 — ΔE≈5.06
• Pantone FHI — 20-0200 TPM “Gunpowder” — #18181A — ΔE≈6.37
• NCS — S 9000-N — #191A1B — ΔE≈7.12

Note: ΔE values indicate perceptual distance from #110907—under ~3 tends to be hard to distinguish in typical lighting.

Why Designers Use It.

• Editorial & Galleries: Warm-leaning near-black reduces screen glare and paper contrast, letting artwork and photography carry the spotlight; common in exhibition walls, captions, and museum UI shells.
• Brand Systems: As a “soft black,” it keeps typography dense without the harshness of #000—handy for luxury packaging, craft coffee, indie record sleeves, and boutique tech where restraint reads premium.
• UI/UX Dark Modes: Deep but not absolute; preserves shadow detail and improves readability when paired with off-whites and desaturated accents. Passes WCAG AAA on white, which is gold for accessibility-first themes.
• Product & Hardware: Maps well to physical finishes—powder-coat metals, anodized housings, camera gear, and instrument panels—where a hint of brown cuts the bluish cast of many industrial blacks.
• Film, Games, Visual Art: Great as a grading floor: it absorbs highlights without clipping to pure black, keeping midtones alive. Painters would call it closer to lamp black with umber, which photographs with richer blacks.
• Interiors: Accent walls, joinery, and fixtures that need depth without swallowing a room. Pair with raw oak, walnut, travertine, or aged brass for a grounded, modern palette.
• Regional & Cultural Notes (when applicable): Shows up in Nordic and Japanese minimalism—materials-forward, low-contrast schemes where texture does the talking.

Pairing Tips

• Neutrals: bone white, ivory, warm gray (~#F5F1E9, #E9E6DF) for AAA body text contrast.
• Accents: oxidized copper (~#7A4A2E), muted teal (~#2F6763), desaturated saffron (~#A4782A) for restrained highlights.
• Type: Use white at 70–90% opacity for softer UI text; reserve pure white for headings/CTA.