Palettes / Colors / #8D8B4E

#8D8B4E — Dusty Yellow

#8D8B4E is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the yellow family.

#8D8B4E 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 #4E508D; it also sits naturally between #8D6C4E and #708D4E. 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 31%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #8D8B4E

.text { color: #8D8B4E; }
.background { background-color: #8D8B4E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #8D8B4E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(141, 139, 78); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 29%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #8D8B4E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(141, 139, 78, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #8D8B4E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(141, 139, 78, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#8D8B4E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#8D8B4E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4E508D:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #8D8B4E: #000000.

How #8D8B4E 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 #8D8B4E 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 #8D8B4E?

#8D8B4E is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 141, 139, 78). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #8D8B4E?

#8D8B4E is RGB 141, 139, 78 — HSL 58°, 29%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 45%, 45%.

What colors go with #8D8B4E?

Its complement is #4E508D; analogous partners are #8D6C4E and #708D4E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #8D8B4E for text?

Black text on #8D8B4E has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.54:1.