Palettes / Colors / #736B4E

#736B4E — Dusty Yellow

#736B4E is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the yellow family.

#736B4E 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 #4E5673; it also sits naturally between #73594E and #69734E. 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 45% · Green 42% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 32% · Key 55%

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

Previews

CSS code for #736B4E

.text { color: #736B4E; }
.background { background-color: #736B4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #736B4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(115, 107, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(47, 19%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #736B4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(115, 107, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #736B4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(115, 107, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#736B4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#736B4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E5673:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #736B4E: #FFFFFF.

How #736B4E 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 #736B4E 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 #736B4E?

#736B4E is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 115, 107, 78). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #736B4E?

#736B4E is RGB 115, 107, 78 — HSL 47°, 19%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 32%, 55%.

What colors go with #736B4E?

Its complement is #4E5673; analogous partners are #73594E and #69734E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #736B4E for text?

White text on #736B4E has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.94:1.