Palettes / Colors / #757243

#757243 — Dusty Yellow

#757243 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#757243 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 #434675; it also sits naturally between #755843 and #5F7543. 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 45% · Blue 26%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 43% · Key 54%

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

Previews

CSS code for #757243

.text { color: #757243; }
.background { background-color: #757243; }
.border { border: 3px solid #757243; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(117, 114, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 27%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #757243; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(117, 114, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #757243; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(117, 114, 67, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#757243">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#757243">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #434675:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #757243: #FFFFFF.

How #757243 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 #757243 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 #757243?

#757243 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 117, 114, 67). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #757243?

#757243 is RGB 117, 114, 67 — HSL 56°, 27%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 43%, 54%.

What colors go with #757243?

Its complement is #434675; analogous partners are #755843 and #5F7543. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #757243 for text?

White text on #757243 has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.24:1.