Palettes / Colors / #706D43

#706D43 — Dusty Yellow

#706D43 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#706D43 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 #434670; it also sits naturally between #705643 and #5C7043. 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 44% · Green 43% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 40% · Key 56%

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

Previews

CSS code for #706D43

.text { color: #706D43; }
.background { background-color: #706D43; }
.border { border: 3px solid #706D43; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 109, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 25%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #706D43; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 109, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #706D43; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 109, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#706D43">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#706D43">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #434670:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #706D43: #FFFFFF.

How #706D43 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 #706D43 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 #706D43?

#706D43 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 112, 109, 67). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #706D43?

#706D43 is RGB 112, 109, 67 — HSL 56°, 25%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 40%, 56%.

What colors go with #706D43?

Its complement is #434670; analogous partners are #705643 and #5C7043. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #706D43 for text?

White text on #706D43 has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.96:1.