Palettes / Colors / #4E503E

#4E503E — Dusty Yellow

#4E503E is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #4E503E 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.

#4E503E 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 #403E51; it also sits naturally between #514A3E and #45513E. 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 31% · Blue 24%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 69%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E503E

.text { color: #4E503E; }
.background { background-color: #4E503E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E503E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 80, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 13%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E503E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 80, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E503E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 80, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E503E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E503E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #403E51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E503E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4E503E

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 #4E503E 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 #4E503E 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 #4E503E?

#4E503E is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 78, 80, 62). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E503E?

#4E503E is RGB 78, 80, 62 — HSL 67°, 13%, 28% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 22%, 69%.

What colors go with #4E503E?

Its complement is #403E51; analogous partners are #514A3E and #45513E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E503E for text?

White text on #4E503E has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.54:1.