Palettes / Colors / #797B60

#797B60 — Dusty Yellow

#797B60 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 #797B60 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.

#797B60 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 #62607B; it also sits naturally between #7B6F60 and #6C7B60. 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 #797B60

.text { color: #797B60; }
.background { background-color: #797B60; }
.border { border: 3px solid #797B60; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 123, 96); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 12%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #797B60; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 123, 96, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #797B60; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 123, 96, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#797B60">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#797B60">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #62607B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #797B60: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #797B60

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 #797B60 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 #797B60 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

← #797B5F  ·  #797B61 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #797B60?

#797B60 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 121, 123, 96). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #797B60?

#797B60 is RGB 121, 123, 96 — HSL 64°, 12%, 43% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 22%, 52%.

What colors go with #797B60?

Its complement is #62607B; analogous partners are #7B6F60 and #6C7B60. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #797B60 for text?

Black text on #797B60 has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.36:1.