Palettes / Colors / #787B60

#787B60 — Dusty Yellow

#787B60 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 #787B60 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.

#787B60 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 #64607B; it also sits naturally between #7B7160 and #6B7B60. 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 48% · Blue 38%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 52%

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

Previews

CSS code for #787B60

.text { color: #787B60; }
.background { background-color: #787B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #787B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(120, 123, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 12%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #787B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(120, 123, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #787B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(120, 123, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#787B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#787B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #64607B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #787B60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #787B60

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 #787B60 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 #787B60 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

← #787B5F  ·  #787B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #787B60?

#787B60 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 120, 123, 96). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #787B60?

#787B60 is RGB 120, 123, 96 — HSL 67°, 12%, 43% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 22%, 52%.

What colors go with #787B60?

Its complement is #64607B; analogous partners are #7B7160 and #6B7B60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #787B60 for text?

Black text on #787B60 has a contrast ratio of 4.80:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.37:1.