Palettes / Colors / #755D23

#755D23 — Muted Yellow

#755D23 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #755D23 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.

#755D23 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 #233C76; it also sits naturally between #763423 and #657623. 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 46% · Green 36% · Blue 14%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 70% · Key 54%

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

Previews

CSS code for #755D23

.text { color: #755D23; }
.background { background-color: #755D23; }
.border { border: 3px solid #755D23; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 93, 35); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(42, 54%, 30%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #755D23; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 93, 35, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #755D23; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 93, 35, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#755D23">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#755D23">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #233C76:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #755D23: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #755D23

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 #755D23 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 #755D23 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 #755D23?

#755D23 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 117, 93, 35). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #755D23?

#755D23 is RGB 117, 93, 35 — HSL 42°, 54%, 30% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 70%, 54%.

What colors go with #755D23?

Its complement is #233C76; analogous partners are #763423 and #657623. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #755D23 for text?

White text on #755D23 has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.35:1.