Palettes / Colors / #554D30

#554D30 — Deep Dusty Yellow

#554D30 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 #554D30 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.

#554D30 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 #303855; it also sits naturally between #553A30 and #4A5530. 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 30% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 44% · Key 67%

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

Previews

CSS code for #554D30

.text { color: #554D30; }
.background { background-color: #554D30; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554D30; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 77, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 28%, 26%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554D30; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 77, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554D30; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 77, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554D30">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554D30">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #303855:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554D30: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #554D30

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 #554D30 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 #554D30 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 #554D30?

#554D30 is Deep Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 85, 77, 48). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554D30?

#554D30 is RGB 85, 77, 48 — HSL 47°, 28%, 26% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 44%, 67%.

What colors go with #554D30?

Its complement is #303855; analogous partners are #553A30 and #4A5530. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554D30 for text?

White text on #554D30 has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.49:1.