Palettes / Colors / #36331B

#36331B — Deep Muted Yellow

#36331B is a yellow color we call Deep Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkSlateGray (#2F4F4F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslategray (#2F4F4F) — not an exact match. CSS darkslategray gives you #2F4F4F, a different color; use #36331B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#36331B 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 #1B1E36; it also sits naturally between #36261B and #2C361B. 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 21% · Green 20% · Blue 11%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 50% · Key 79%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #36331B

.text { color: #36331B; }
.background { background-color: #36331B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #36331B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(54, 51, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 33%, 16%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #36331B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(54, 51, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #36331B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(54, 51, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#36331B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#36331B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1B1E36:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #36331B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #36331B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #36331B 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #36331B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #36331B?

#36331B is Deep Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 54, 51, 27). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #36331B?

#36331B is RGB 54, 51, 27 — HSL 53°, 33%, 16% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 50%, 79%.

What colors go with #36331B?

Its complement is #1B1E36; analogous partners are #36261B and #2C361B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #36331B for text?

White text on #36331B has a contrast ratio of 12.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.65:1.