Palettes / Colors / #6A6743

#6A6743 — Dusty Yellow

#6A6743 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#6A6743 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.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 42% · Green 40% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 37% · Key 58%

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

Previews

CSS code for #6A6743

.text { color: #6A6743; }
.background { background-color: #6A6743; }
.border { border: 3px solid #6A6743; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(106, 103, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 23%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #6A6743; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(106, 103, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #6A6743; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(106, 103, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#6A6743">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#6A6743">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #43466B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #6A6743: #FFFFFF.

How #6A6743 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 #6A6743 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 #6A6743?

#6A6743 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 106, 103, 67). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #6A6743?

#6A6743 is RGB 106, 103, 67 — HSL 55°, 23%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 37%, 58%.

What colors go with #6A6743?

Its complement is #43466B; analogous partners are #6B5343 and #5A6B43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #6A6743 for text?

White text on #6A6743 has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.63:1.