Palettes / Colors / #56563F

#56563F — Dusty Yellow

#56563F is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#56563F 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 #3F3F55; it also sits naturally between #554A3F and #4A553F. 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 34% · Green 34% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 66%

Previews

CSS code for #56563F

.text { color: #56563F; }
.background { background-color: #56563F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #56563F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 86, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 15%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #56563F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 86, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #56563F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 86, 63, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#56563F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#56563F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F3F55:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #56563F: #FFFFFF.

How #56563F 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 #56563F 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

← #56563E  ·  #565640 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #56563F?

#56563F is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 86, 86, 63). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #56563F?

#56563F is RGB 86, 86, 63 — HSL 60°, 15%, 29% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 27%, 66%.

What colors go with #56563F?

Its complement is #3F3F55; analogous partners are #554A3F and #4A553F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #56563F for text?

White text on #56563F has a contrast ratio of 7.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.80:1.