Palettes / Colors / #69694B

#69694B — Dusty Yellow

#69694B is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the yellow family.

#69694B 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 #4A4A68; it also sits naturally between #68594A and #59684A. 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 41% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 59%

Previews

CSS code for #69694B

.text { color: #69694B; }
.background { background-color: #69694B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #69694B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 105, 75); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 17%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #69694B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 105, 75, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #69694B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 105, 75, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#69694B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#69694B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4A4A68:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #69694B: #FFFFFF.

How #69694B 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 #69694B or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #69694A  ·  #69694C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #69694B?

#69694B is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 105, 105, 75). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #69694B?

#69694B is RGB 105, 105, 75 — HSL 60°, 17%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 29%, 59%.

What colors go with #69694B?

Its complement is #4A4A68; analogous partners are #68594A and #59684A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #69694B for text?

White text on #69694B has a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.72:1.