Palettes / Colors / #545321

#545321 — Deep Muted Yellow

#545321 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 #545321 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.

#545321 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 #212254; it also sits naturally between #543A21 and #3C5421. 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 13%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 61% · Key 67%

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

Previews

CSS code for #545321

.text { color: #545321; }
.background { background-color: #545321; }
.border { border: 3px solid #545321; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(84, 83, 33); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 44%, 23%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #545321; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(84, 83, 33, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #545321; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(84, 83, 33, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#545321">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#545321">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #212254:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #545321: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #545321

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 #545321 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 #545321 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

← #545320  ·  #545322 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #545321?

#545321 is Deep Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 84, 83, 33). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #545321?

#545321 is RGB 84, 83, 33 — HSL 59°, 44%, 23% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 61%, 67%.

What colors go with #545321?

Its complement is #212254; analogous partners are #543A21 and #3C5421. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #545321 for text?

White text on #545321 has a contrast ratio of 7.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.64:1.