Palettes / Colors / #514B38

#514B38 — Deep Dusty Yellow

#514B38 is a yellow color we call Deep 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 #514B38 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.

#514B38 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 #383E51; it also sits naturally between #513F38 and #4B5138. 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 32% · Green 29% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 31% · Key 68%

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

Previews

CSS code for #514B38

.text { color: #514B38; }
.background { background-color: #514B38; }
.border { border: 3px solid #514B38; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(81, 75, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 18%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #514B38; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(81, 75, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #514B38; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(81, 75, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#514B38">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#514B38">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #383E51:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #514B38: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #514B38

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 #514B38 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 #514B38 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

← #514B37  ·  #514B39 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #514B38?

#514B38 is Deep Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 81, 75, 56). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #514B38?

#514B38 is RGB 81, 75, 56 — HSL 46°, 18%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 31%, 68%.

What colors go with #514B38?

Its complement is #383E51; analogous partners are #513F38 and #4B5138. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #514B38 for text?

White text on #514B38 has a contrast ratio of 8.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.41:1.