Palettes / Colors / #77755D

#77755D — Dusty Yellow

#77755D is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #77755D 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.

#77755D 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 #5E6078; it also sits naturally between #78695E and #6D785E. 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 46% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 22% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #77755D

.text { color: #77755D; }
.background { background-color: #77755D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #77755D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(119, 117, 93); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 12%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #77755D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(119, 117, 93, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #77755D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(119, 117, 93, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#77755D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#77755D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5E6078:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #77755D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #77755D

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 #77755D 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 #77755D 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

← #77755C  ·  #77755E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #77755D?

#77755D is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 119, 117, 93). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #77755D?

#77755D is RGB 119, 117, 93 — HSL 55°, 12%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 22%, 53%.

What colors go with #77755D?

Its complement is #5E6078; analogous partners are #78695E and #6D785E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #77755D for text?

White text on #77755D has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.49:1.