Palettes / Colors / #795449

#795449 — Dusty Orange

#795449 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 #795449 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.

#795449 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 #496E79; it also sits naturally between #794956 and #796C49. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 47% · Green 33% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 40% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #795449

.text { color: #795449; }
.background { background-color: #795449; }
.border { border: 3px solid #795449; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 84, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(14, 25%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #795449; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 84, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #795449; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 84, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#795449">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#795449">Div content here</div>

Shades of #795449

Tints of #795449

Tones of #795449

Color harmonies

Complementary — #496E79:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #795449: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #795449

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 #795449 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 #795449 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

← #795448  ·  #79544A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #795449?

#795449 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 121, 84, 73). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #795449?

#795449 is RGB 121, 84, 73 — HSL 14°, 25%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 40%, 53%.

What colors go with #795449?

Its complement is #496E79; analogous partners are #794956 and #796C49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #795449 for text?

White text on #795449 has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.18:1.