Jotun Umber Brown 12298

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What are Jotun Umber Brown undertones?
Is Umber Brown 12298 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Umber Brown
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Umber Brown 12298
Code:	12298
Name:	Umber Brown
Brand:	Jotun

What color is Jotun Umber Brown?

Let's dive into a full Umber Brown paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 12298. Find out if this gorgeous warm grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Jotun Umber Brown undertones?

Umber Brown is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#69645E

RGB code:

105, 100, 94

Is Jotun Umber Brown cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 33°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

12298 Umber Brown HSL code: 33, 6%, 39%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Umber Brown

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Jotun Umber Brown:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

12298
Umber Brown

Darker shades

12298
Umber Brown

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Umber Brown with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Jotun Sophisticated Blue and Støvblå.

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Umber Brown

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