Palettes / Colors / #4E4D25

#4E4D25 — Deep Muted Yellow

#4E4D25 is a yellow color we call Deep Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#4E4D25 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 #262650; it also sits naturally between #503A26 and #3B5026. 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 31% · Green 30% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 53% · Key 69%

Previews

CSS code for #4E4D25

.text { color: #4E4D25; }
.background { background-color: #4E4D25; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E4D25; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 77, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 36%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E4D25; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 77, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E4D25; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 77, 37, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E4D25">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E4D25">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4E4D25

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #262650:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E4D25: #FFFFFF.

How #4E4D25 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 #4E4D25 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

← #4E4D24  ·  #4E4D26 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E4D25?

#4E4D25 is Deep Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 78, 77, 37). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E4D25?

#4E4D25 is RGB 78, 77, 37 — HSL 59°, 36%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 53%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E4D25?

Its complement is #262650; analogous partners are #503A26 and #3B5026. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E4D25 for text?

White text on #4E4D25 has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.41:1.