Palettes / Colors / #625F4D

#625F4D — Dusty Yellow

#625F4D is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #625F4D 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.

#625F4D 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 #4C4F61; it also sits naturally between #61544C and #5A614C. 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 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 21% · Key 62%

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

Previews

CSS code for #625F4D

.text { color: #625F4D; }
.background { background-color: #625F4D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #625F4D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(98, 95, 77); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 12%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #625F4D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(98, 95, 77, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #625F4D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(98, 95, 77, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#625F4D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#625F4D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4C4F61:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #625F4D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #625F4D

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 #625F4D 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 #625F4D 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 #625F4D?

#625F4D is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 98, 95, 77). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #625F4D?

#625F4D is RGB 98, 95, 77 — HSL 51°, 12%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 21%, 62%.

What colors go with #625F4D?

Its complement is #4C4F61; analogous partners are #61544C and #5A614C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #625F4D for text?

White text on #625F4D has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.26:1.