Palettes / Colors / #685F45

#685F45 — Dusty Yellow

#685F45 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#685F45 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 #454E68; it also sits naturally between #684E45 and #5F6845. 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 37% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 34% · Key 59%

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

Previews

CSS code for #685F45

.text { color: #685F45; }
.background { background-color: #685F45; }
.border { border: 3px solid #685F45; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 95, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 20%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #685F45; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 95, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #685F45; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 95, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#685F45">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#685F45">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #454E68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #685F45: #FFFFFF.

How #685F45 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 #685F45 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 #685F45?

#685F45 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 104, 95, 69). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #685F45?

#685F45 is RGB 104, 95, 69 — HSL 45°, 20%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 34%, 59%.

What colors go with #685F45?

Its complement is #454E68; analogous partners are #684E45 and #5F6845. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #685F45 for text?

White text on #685F45 has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.31:1.