Palettes / Colors / #776455

#776455 — Dusty Orange

#776455 is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #776455 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.

#776455 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #556877; it also sits naturally between #775557 and #777555. 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 47% · Green 39% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 29% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #776455

.text { color: #776455; }
.background { background-color: #776455; }
.border { border: 3px solid #776455; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 100, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(26, 17%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #776455; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 100, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #776455; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 100, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#776455">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#776455">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #556877:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #776455: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #776455

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 #776455 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 #776455 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 #776455?

#776455 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 119, 100, 85). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #776455?

#776455 is RGB 119, 100, 85 — HSL 26°, 17%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 16%, 29%, 53%.

What colors go with #776455?

Its complement is #556877; analogous partners are #775557 and #777555. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #776455 for text?

White text on #776455 has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.74:1.