Palettes / Colors / #101009

#101009 — Dark Dusty Yellow

#101009 is a yellow color we call Dark Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Black (#000000). It belongs to the yellow family.

#101009 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is deep enough for text, outlines and dark interface surfaces, and makes light colors glow next to it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #090910; it also sits naturally between #100D09 and #0D1009. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 6% · Green 6% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 44% · Key 94%

Previews

CSS code for #101009

.text { color: #101009; }
.background { background-color: #101009; }
.border { border: 3px solid #101009; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(16, 16, 9); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 28%, 5%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #101009; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(16, 16, 9, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #101009; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(16, 16, 9, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#101009">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#101009">Div content here</div>

Shades of #101009

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Tones of #101009

Color harmonies

Complementary — #090910:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #101009: #FFFFFF.

How #101009 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #101009 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #101008  ·  #10100A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #101009?

#101009 is Dark Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 16, 16, 9). Its closest standard named color is Black.

What is the RGB and HSL of #101009?

#101009 is RGB 16, 16, 9 — HSL 60°, 28%, 5% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 44%, 94%.

What colors go with #101009?

Its complement is #090910; analogous partners are #100D09 and #0D1009. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #101009 for text?

White text on #101009 has a contrast ratio of 19.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.10:1.