Palettes / Colors / #716640

#716640 — Dusty Yellow

#716640 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 #716640 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.

#716640 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 #404B72; it also sits naturally between #724E40 and #647240. 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 40% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 43% · Key 56%

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

Previews

CSS code for #716640

.text { color: #716640; }
.background { background-color: #716640; }
.border { border: 3px solid #716640; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(113, 102, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 28%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #716640; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(113, 102, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #716640; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(113, 102, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#716640">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#716640">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #404B72:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #716640: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #716640

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 #716640 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 #716640 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

← #71663F  ·  #716641 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #716640?

#716640 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 113, 102, 64). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #716640?

#716640 is RGB 113, 102, 64 — HSL 47°, 28%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 10%, 43%, 56%.

What colors go with #716640?

Its complement is #404B72; analogous partners are #724E40 and #647240. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #716640 for text?

White text on #716640 has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.68:1.