Palettes / Colors / #8C8D64

#8C8D64 — Dusty Yellow

#8C8D64 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the yellow family.

#8C8D64 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 #64638C; it also sits naturally between #8C7963 and #778C63. 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 55% · Green 55% · Blue 39%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 45%

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

Previews

CSS code for #8C8D64

.text { color: #8C8D64; }
.background { background-color: #8C8D64; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8C8D64; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(140, 141, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 17%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8C8D64; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(140, 141, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8C8D64; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(140, 141, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8C8D64">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8C8D64">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #64638C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8C8D64: #000000.

How #8C8D64 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 #8C8D64 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

← #8C8D63  ·  #8C8D65 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #8C8D64?

#8C8D64 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 140, 141, 100). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8C8D64?

#8C8D64 is RGB 140, 141, 100 — HSL 61°, 17%, 47% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 29%, 45%.

What colors go with #8C8D64?

Its complement is #64638C; analogous partners are #8C7963 and #778C63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8C8D64 for text?

Black text on #8C8D64 has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.44:1.