Palettes / Colors / #795F4E

#795F4E — Dusty Orange

#795F4E 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 #795F4E 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.

#795F4E 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 #4E6879; it also sits naturally between #794E52 and #79754E. 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 37% · Blue 31%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 36% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #795F4E

.text { color: #795F4E; }
.background { background-color: #795F4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #795F4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 95, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 22%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #795F4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 95, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #795F4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 95, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#795F4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#795F4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E6879:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #795F4E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #795F4E

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 #795F4E 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 #795F4E 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 #795F4E?

#795F4E is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 121, 95, 78). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #795F4E?

#795F4E is RGB 121, 95, 78 — HSL 24°, 22%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 21%, 36%, 53%.

What colors go with #795F4E?

Its complement is #4E6879; analogous partners are #794E52 and #79754E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #795F4E for text?

White text on #795F4E has a contrast ratio of 5.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.56:1.