Palettes / Colors / #61612E

#61612E — Muted Yellow

#61612E is a yellow color we call Muted 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 #61612E 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.

#61612E 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 #2E2E61; it also sits naturally between #61472E and #47612E. 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 38% · Green 38% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 53% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #61612E

.text { color: #61612E; }
.background { background-color: #61612E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #61612E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(97, 97, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 36%, 28%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #61612E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(97, 97, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #61612E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(97, 97, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#61612E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#61612E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E2E61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #61612E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #61612E

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 #61612E 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 #61612E 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

← #61612D  ·  #61612F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #61612E?

#61612E is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 97, 97, 46). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #61612E?

#61612E is RGB 97, 97, 46 — HSL 60°, 36%, 28% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 53%, 62%.

What colors go with #61612E?

Its complement is #2E2E61; analogous partners are #61472E and #47612E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #61612E for text?

White text on #61612E has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.26:1.