Palettes / Colors / #554641

#554641 — Dusty Orange

#554641 is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the orange family.

#554641 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #404F54; it also sits naturally between #544045 and #544F40. 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 27% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 24% · Key 67%

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

Previews

CSS code for #554641

.text { color: #554641; }
.background { background-color: #554641; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554641; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 70, 65); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 13%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554641; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 70, 65, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554641; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 70, 65, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554641">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554641">Div content here</div>

Shades of #554641

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #404F54:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554641: #FFFFFF.

How #554641 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 #554641 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

← #554640  ·  #554642 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #554641?

#554641 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 85, 70, 65). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554641?

#554641 is RGB 85, 70, 65 — HSL 15°, 13%, 29% — CMYK 0%, 18%, 24%, 67%.

What colors go with #554641?

Its complement is #404F54; analogous partners are #544045 and #544F40. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554641 for text?

White text on #554641 has a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.34:1.