Palettes / Colors / #656249

#656249 — Dusty Yellow

#656249 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 #656249 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.

#656249 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 #494C65; it also sits naturally between #655449 and #596549. 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 40% · Green 38% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 28% · Key 60%

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

Previews

CSS code for #656249

.text { color: #656249; }
.background { background-color: #656249; }
.border { border: 3px solid #656249; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 98, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 16%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #656249; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 98, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #656249; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 98, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#656249">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#656249">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #494C65:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #656249: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #656249

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 #656249 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 #656249 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

← #656248  ·  #65624A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #656249?

#656249 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 101, 98, 73). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #656249?

#656249 is RGB 101, 98, 73 — HSL 54°, 16%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 28%, 60%.

What colors go with #656249?

Its complement is #494C65; analogous partners are #655449 and #596549. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #656249 for text?

White text on #656249 has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.40:1.