Palettes / Colors / #39331E

#39331E — Deep Dusty Yellow

#39331E is a yellow color we call Deep Dusty 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 #39331E 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.

#39331E 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 #1E2439; it also sits naturally between #39261E and #31391E. 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 22% · Green 20% · Blue 12%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 47% · Key 78%

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

Previews

CSS code for #39331E

.text { color: #39331E; }
.background { background-color: #39331E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #39331E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(57, 51, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 31%, 17%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #39331E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(57, 51, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #39331E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(57, 51, 30, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#39331E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#39331E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1E2439:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #39331E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #39331E

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 #39331E 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 #39331E 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 #39331E?

#39331E is Deep Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 57, 51, 30). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #39331E?

#39331E is RGB 57, 51, 30 — HSL 47°, 31%, 17% — CMYK 0%, 11%, 47%, 78%.

What colors go with #39331E?

Its complement is #1E2439; analogous partners are #39261E and #31391E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #39331E for text?

White text on #39331E has a contrast ratio of 12.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.67:1.