Palettes / Colors / #797249

#797249 — Dusty Yellow

#797249 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the yellow family.

#797249 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 #495079; it also sits naturally between #795A49 and #687949. 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 45% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 40% · Key 53%

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

Previews

CSS code for #797249

.text { color: #797249; }
.background { background-color: #797249; }
.border { border: 3px solid #797249; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 114, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 25%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #797249; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 114, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #797249; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 114, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#797249">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#797249">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #495079:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #797249: #FFFFFF.

How #797249 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 #797249 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 #797249?

#797249 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 121, 114, 73). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #797249?

#797249 is RGB 121, 114, 73 — HSL 51°, 25%, 38% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 40%, 53%.

What colors go with #797249?

Its complement is #495079; analogous partners are #795A49 and #687949. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #797249 for text?

White text on #797249 has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.32:1.