Palettes / Colors / #685751

#685751 — Dusty Orange

#685751 is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the orange family.

#685751 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #516167; it also sits naturally between #675156 and #676251. 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 41% · Green 34% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 22% · Key 59%

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

Previews

CSS code for #685751

.text { color: #685751; }
.background { background-color: #685751; }
.border { border: 3px solid #685751; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 87, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(16, 12%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #685751; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 87, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #685751; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 87, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#685751">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#685751">Div content here</div>

Shades of #685751

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Tones of #685751

Color harmonies

Complementary — #516167:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #685751: #FFFFFF.

How #685751 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 #685751 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 #685751?

#685751 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 104, 87, 81). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #685751?

#685751 is RGB 104, 87, 81 — HSL 16°, 12%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 22%, 59%.

What colors go with #685751?

Its complement is #516167; analogous partners are #675156 and #676251. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #685751 for text?

White text on #685751 has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.07:1.