Palettes / Colors / #685752

#685752 — Dusty Orange

#685752 is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the orange family.

#685752 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 #516267; it also sits naturally between #675157 and #676151. 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 21% · Key 59%

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

Previews

CSS code for #685752

.text { color: #685752; }
.background { background-color: #685752; }
.border { border: 3px solid #685752; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 87, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 12%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #685752; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 87, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #685752; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 87, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#685752">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#685752">Div content here</div>

Shades of #685752

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #516267:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #685752: #FFFFFF.

How #685752 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 #685752

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #685752 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 #685752?

#685752 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 104, 87, 82). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #685752?

#685752 is RGB 104, 87, 82 — HSL 14°, 12%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 21%, 59%.

What colors go with #685752?

Its complement is #516267; analogous partners are #675157 and #676151. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #685752 for text?

White text on #685752 has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.07:1.