Palettes / Colors / #656751
#656751 — Dusty Yellow
#656751 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 #656751 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.
#656751 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 #535167; it also sits naturally between #675E51 and #5A6751. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #656751 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 101, 103, 81 |
| HSL | 65°, 12%, 36% |
| HSV | 65°, 21%, 40% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 21%, 60% |
| XYZ | 11.70, 13.06, 9.69 |
| Yxy | 13.06, 0.3397, 0.3791 |
| CIE-Lab | 42.86, -4.95, 12.19 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.14, -3.57, 7.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 40% · Green 40% · Blue 32%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 60%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #656751
.text { color: #656751; }
.background { background-color: #656751; }
.border { border: 3px solid #656751; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(101, 103, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 12%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #656751; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(101, 103, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #656751; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(101, 103, 81, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#656751">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#656751">Div content here</div>
Shades of #656751
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Tones of #656751
Color harmonies
Complementary — #535167:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.81:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.61:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #656751: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #656751
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #656751: ·
How #656751 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 #656751 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #656751?
#656751 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 101, 103, 81). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #656751?
#656751 is RGB 101, 103, 81 — HSL 65°, 12%, 36% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 21%, 60%.
What colors go with #656751?
Its complement is #535167; analogous partners are #675E51 and #5A6751. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #656751 for text?
White text on #656751 has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.61:1.