Palettes / Colors / #454635

#454635 — Deep Dusty Yellow

#454635 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 #454635 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.

#454635 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 #363546; it also sits naturally between #463E35 and #3C4635. 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 27% · Green 27% · Blue 21%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 73%

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

Previews

CSS code for #454635

.text { color: #454635; }
.background { background-color: #454635; }
.border { border: 3px solid #454635; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 70, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 14%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #454635; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 70, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #454635; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 70, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#454635">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#454635">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #363546:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #454635: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #454635

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 #454635 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 #454635 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 #454635?

#454635 is Deep Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 69, 70, 53). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #454635?

#454635 is RGB 69, 70, 53 — HSL 64°, 14%, 24% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 24%, 73%.

What colors go with #454635?

Its complement is #363546; analogous partners are #463E35 and #3C4635. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #454635 for text?

White text on #454635 has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.18:1.