Palettes / Colors / #868356
#868356 — Dusty Yellow
#868356 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #868356 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.
#868356 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 #565986; it also sits naturally between #866A56 and #718656. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #868356 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 134, 131, 86 |
| HSL | 56°, 22%, 43% |
| HSV | 56°, 36%, 53% |
| CMYK | 0%, 2%, 36%, 47% |
| XYZ | 19.63, 21.97, 12.01 |
| Yxy | 21.97, 0.3661, 0.4099 |
| CIE-Lab | 54.00, -6.18, 24.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.88, -4.86, 15.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 53% · Green 51% · Blue 34%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 36% · Key 47%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #868356
.text { color: #868356; }
.background { background-color: #868356; }
.border { border: 3px solid #868356; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(134, 131, 86); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 22%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #868356; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(134, 131, 86, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #868356; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(134, 131, 86, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#868356">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#868356">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #565986:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 3.89:1 AA large only |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 5.39:1 AA |
Best text color on #868356: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #868356
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #868356: ·
How #868356 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 #868356 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #868356?
#868356 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 134, 131, 86). Its closest standard named color is Gray.
What is the RGB and HSL of #868356?
#868356 is RGB 134, 131, 86 — HSL 56°, 22%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 36%, 47%.
What colors go with #868356?
Its complement is #565986; analogous partners are #866A56 and #718656. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #868356 for text?
Black text on #868356 has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.89:1.