Palettes / Colors / #56583C

#56583C — Dusty Yellow

#56583C is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#56583C 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 #3E3C58; it also sits naturally between #584C3C and #48583C. 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 35% · Blue 24%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 65%

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

Previews

CSS code for #56583C

.text { color: #56583C; }
.background { background-color: #56583C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #56583C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(86, 88, 60); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 19%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #56583C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(86, 88, 60, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #56583C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(86, 88, 60, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#56583C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#56583C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E3C58:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #56583C: #FFFFFF.

How #56583C 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 #56583C 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

← #56583B  ·  #56583D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #56583C?

#56583C is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 86, 88, 60). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #56583C?

#56583C is RGB 86, 88, 60 — HSL 64°, 19%, 29% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 32%, 65%.

What colors go with #56583C?

Its complement is #3E3C58; analogous partners are #584C3C and #48583C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #56583C for text?

White text on #56583C has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.86:1.