Palettes / Colors / #6A6742
#6A6742 — Dusty Yellow
#6A6742 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkolivegreen (#556B2F) — not an exact match. CSS darkolivegreen gives you #556B2F, a different color; use #6A6742 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.
#6A6742 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 #43466B; it also sits naturally between #6B5343 and #5A6B43. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #6A6742 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 106, 103, 66 |
| HSL | 55°, 23%, 34% |
| HSV | 55°, 38%, 42% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 38%, 58% |
| XYZ | 11.78, 13.16, 7.07 |
| Yxy | 13.16, 0.3679, 0.4111 |
| CIE-Lab | 43.00, -5.04, 21.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.27, -3.64, 12.31 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 42% · Green 40% · Blue 26%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 38% · Key 58%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #6A6742
.text { color: #6A6742; }
.background { background-color: #6A6742; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6A6742; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(106, 103, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 23%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6A6742; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(106, 103, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6A6742; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(106, 103, 66, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#6A6742">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6A6742">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #43466B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 5.78:1 AA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 3.63:1 AA large only |
Best text color on #6A6742: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #6A6742
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #6A6742: ·
How #6A6742 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 #6A6742 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #6A6742?
#6A6742 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 106, 103, 66). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #6A6742?
#6A6742 is RGB 106, 103, 66 — HSL 55°, 23%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 38%, 58%.
What colors go with #6A6742?
Its complement is #43466B; analogous partners are #6B5343 and #5A6B43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #6A6742 for text?
White text on #6A6742 has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.63:1.