Palettes / Colors / #7A7140

#7A7140 — Dusty Yellow

#7A7140 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkOliveGreen (#556B2F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#7A7140 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 #3F4878; it also sits naturally between #78533F and #64783F. 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 48% · Green 44% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 48% · Key 52%

Previews

CSS code for #7A7140

.text { color: #7A7140; }
.background { background-color: #7A7140; }
.border { border: 3px solid #7A7140; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(122, 113, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 31%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #7A7140; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(122, 113, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #7A7140; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(122, 113, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#7A7140">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#7A7140">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F4878:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #7A7140: #FFFFFF.

How #7A7140 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 #7A7140

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 #7A7140?

#7A7140 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 122, 113, 64). Its closest standard named color is DarkOliveGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #7A7140?

#7A7140 is RGB 122, 113, 64 — HSL 51°, 31%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 48%, 52%.

What colors go with #7A7140?

Its complement is #3F4878; analogous partners are #78533F and #64783F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #7A7140 for text?

White text on #7A7140 has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.26:1.