Palettes / Colors / #535430

#535430 — Deep Dusty Yellow

#535430 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 #535430 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.

#535430 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 #323054; it also sits naturally between #544330 and #415430. 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 33% · Green 33% · Blue 19%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 43% · Key 67%

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

Previews

CSS code for #535430

.text { color: #535430; }
.background { background-color: #535430; }
.border { border: 3px solid #535430; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(83, 84, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 27%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #535430; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(83, 84, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #535430; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(83, 84, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#535430">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#535430">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #323054:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #535430: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #535430

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 #535430 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 #535430 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

← #53542F  ·  #535431 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #535430?

#535430 is Deep Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 83, 84, 48). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #535430?

#535430 is RGB 83, 84, 48 — HSL 62°, 27%, 26% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 43%, 67%.

What colors go with #535430?

Its complement is #323054; analogous partners are #544330 and #415430. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #535430 for text?

White text on #535430 has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.68:1.