Palettes / Colors / #818656

#818656 — Dusty Yellow

#818656 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 #818656 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.

#818656 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 #5A5686; it also sits naturally between #867256 and #698656. 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 51% · Green 53% · Blue 34%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 36% · Key 47%

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

Previews

CSS code for #818656

.text { color: #818656; }
.background { background-color: #818656; }
.border { border: 3px solid #818656; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(129, 134, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 22%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #818656; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(129, 134, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #818656; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(129, 134, 86, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#818656">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#818656">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A5686:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #818656: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #818656

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 #818656 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 #818656 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 #818656?

#818656 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 129, 134, 86). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #818656?

#818656 is RGB 129, 134, 86 — HSL 66°, 22%, 43% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 36%, 47%.

What colors go with #818656?

Its complement is #5A5686; analogous partners are #867256 and #698656. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #818656 for text?

Black text on #818656 has a contrast ratio of 5.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.83:1.