Palettes / Colors / #696C4E

#696C4E — Dusty Yellow

#696C4E 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 #696C4E 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.

#696C4E 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 #504D6A; it also sits naturally between #6A5F4D and #596A4D. 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 42% · Blue 31%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #696C4E

.text { color: #696C4E; }
.background { background-color: #696C4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #696C4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 108, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 16%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #696C4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 108, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #696C4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 108, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#696C4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#696C4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #504D6A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #696C4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #696C4E

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:

How #696C4E 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 #696C4E 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

← #696C4D  ·  #696C4F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #696C4E?

#696C4E is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 105, 108, 78). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #696C4E?

#696C4E is RGB 105, 108, 78 — HSL 66°, 16%, 36% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 28%, 58%.

What colors go with #696C4E?

Its complement is #504D6A; analogous partners are #6A5F4D and #596A4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #696C4E for text?

White text on #696C4E has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.86:1.