Palettes / Colors / #424232

#424232 — Deep Dusty Yellow

#424232 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 #424232 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.

#424232 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #323243; it also sits naturally between #433B32 and #3B4332. 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 26% · Green 26% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 74%

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

Previews

CSS code for #424232

.text { color: #424232; }
.background { background-color: #424232; }
.border { border: 3px solid #424232; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(66, 66, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 14%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #424232; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(66, 66, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #424232; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(66, 66, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#424232">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#424232">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #323243:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #424232: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #424232

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 #424232 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 #424232 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 #424232?

#424232 is Deep Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 66, 66, 50). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #424232?

#424232 is RGB 66, 66, 50 — HSL 60°, 14%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 24%, 74%.

What colors go with #424232?

Its complement is #323243; analogous partners are #433B32 and #3B4332. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #424232 for text?

White text on #424232 has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.06:1.