Palettes / Colors / #917455

#917455 — Dusty Orange

#917455 is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #917455 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.

#917455 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. 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 #557291; it also sits naturally between #915655 and #909155. 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 57% · Green 45% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 41% · Key 43%

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

Previews

CSS code for #917455

.text { color: #917455; }
.background { background-color: #917455; }
.border { border: 3px solid #917455; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(145, 116, 85); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 26%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #917455; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(145, 116, 85, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #917455; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(145, 116, 85, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#917455">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#917455">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #557291:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #917455: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #917455

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 #917455 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 #917455 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 #917455?

#917455 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 145, 116, 85). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #917455?

#917455 is RGB 145, 116, 85 — HSL 31°, 26%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 20%, 41%, 43%.

What colors go with #917455?

Its complement is #557291; analogous partners are #915655 and #909155. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #917455 for text?

Black text on #917455 has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.34:1.