Palettes / Colors / #696E4E

#696E4E — Dusty Yellow

#696E4E 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 #696E4E 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.

#696E4E 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 #534E6E; it also sits naturally between #6E634E and #5A6E4E. 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 43% · Blue 31%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 57%

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

Previews

CSS code for #696E4E

.text { color: #696E4E; }
.background { background-color: #696E4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #696E4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 110, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 17%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #696E4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 110, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #696E4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 110, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#696E4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#696E4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #534E6E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #696E4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #696E4E

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 #696E4E 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 #696E4E 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 #696E4E?

#696E4E is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 105, 110, 78). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #696E4E?

#696E4E is RGB 105, 110, 78 — HSL 69°, 17%, 37% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 29%, 57%.

What colors go with #696E4E?

Its complement is #534E6E; analogous partners are #6E634E and #5A6E4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #696E4E for text?

White text on #696E4E has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.94:1.