Palettes / Colors / #525921

#525921 — Deep Muted Yellow

#525921 is a yellow color we call Deep Muted 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 #525921 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.

#525921 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 #282159; it also sits naturally between #594421 and #375921. 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 35% · Blue 13%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 65%

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

Previews

CSS code for #525921

.text { color: #525921; }
.background { background-color: #525921; }
.border { border: 3px solid #525921; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(82, 89, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 46%, 24%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #525921; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(82, 89, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #525921; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(82, 89, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#525921">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#525921">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #282159:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #525921: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #525921

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 #525921 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 #525921 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 #525921?

#525921 is Deep Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 82, 89, 33). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #525921?

#525921 is RGB 82, 89, 33 — HSL 67°, 46%, 24% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 63%, 65%.

What colors go with #525921?

Its complement is #282159; analogous partners are #594421 and #375921. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #525921 for text?

White text on #525921 has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.81:1.