Palettes / Colors / #554D3A

#554D3A — Dusty Yellow

#554D3A is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#554D3A 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 #3A4255; it also sits naturally between #553F3A and #50553A. 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 23%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 32% · Key 67%

Previews

CSS code for #554D3A

.text { color: #554D3A; }
.background { background-color: #554D3A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #554D3A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(85, 77, 58); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 19%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #554D3A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(85, 77, 58, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #554D3A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(85, 77, 58, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#554D3A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#554D3A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #554D3A

Tints of #554D3A

Tones of #554D3A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3A4255:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #554D3A: #FFFFFF.

How #554D3A 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 #554D3A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #554D39  ·  #554D3B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #554D3A?

#554D3A is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 85, 77, 58). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #554D3A?

#554D3A is RGB 85, 77, 58 — HSL 42°, 19%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 32%, 67%.

What colors go with #554D3A?

Its complement is #3A4255; analogous partners are #553F3A and #50553A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #554D3A for text?

White text on #554D3A has a contrast ratio of 8.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.51:1.