Palettes / Colors / #797B4E

#797B4E — Dusty Yellow

#797B4E 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 #797B4E 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.

#797B4E 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 #504E79; it also sits naturally between #79664E and #61794E. 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 31%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 52%

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

Previews

CSS code for #797B4E

.text { color: #797B4E; }
.background { background-color: #797B4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #797B4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 123, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 22%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #797B4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 123, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #797B4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 123, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#797B4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#797B4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #504E79:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #797B4E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #797B4E

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 #797B4E 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 #797B4E 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 #797B4E?

#797B4E is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 121, 123, 78). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #797B4E?

#797B4E is RGB 121, 123, 78 — HSL 63°, 22%, 39% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 37%, 52%.

What colors go with #797B4E?

Its complement is #504E79; analogous partners are #79664E and #61794E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #797B4E for text?

Black text on #797B4E has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.42:1.