Palettes / Colors / #949151

#949151 — Dusty Yellow

#949151 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the yellow family.

#949151 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 #515594; it also sits naturally between #946F51 and #769451. 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 58% · Green 57% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 45% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #949151

.text { color: #949151; }
.background { background-color: #949151; }
.border { border: 3px solid #949151; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(148, 145, 81); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 29%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #949151; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(148, 145, 81, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #949151; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(148, 145, 81, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#949151">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#949151">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #515594:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #949151: #000000.

How #949151 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 #949151 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 #949151?

#949151 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 148, 145, 81). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #949151?

#949151 is RGB 148, 145, 81 — HSL 57°, 29%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 45%, 42%.

What colors go with #949151?

Its complement is #515594; analogous partners are #946F51 and #769451. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #949151 for text?

Black text on #949151 has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.27:1.