Palettes / Colors / #625F42

#625F42 — Dusty Yellow

#625F42 is a yellow color we call 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 #625F42 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.

#625F42 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 #414562; it also sits naturally between #624E41 and #556241. 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 37% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 33% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #625F42

.text { color: #625F42; }
.background { background-color: #625F42; }
.border { border: 3px solid #625F42; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(98, 95, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 20%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #625F42; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(98, 95, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #625F42; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(98, 95, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#625F42">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#625F42">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #414562:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #625F42: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #625F42

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 #625F42 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 #625F42 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 #625F42?

#625F42 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 98, 95, 66). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #625F42?

#625F42 is RGB 98, 95, 66 — HSL 54°, 20%, 32% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 33%, 62%.

What colors go with #625F42?

Its complement is #414562; analogous partners are #624E41 and #556241. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #625F42 for text?

White text on #625F42 has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.23:1.