Palettes / Colors / #977553

#977553 — Dusty Orange

#977553 is a orange color we call Dusty Orange, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gray (#808080) — not an exact match. CSS gray gives you #808080, a different color; use #977553 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.

#977553 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 #537597; it also sits naturally between #975353 and #979753. 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 59% · Green 46% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 45% · Key 41%

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

Previews

CSS code for #977553

.text { color: #977553; }
.background { background-color: #977553; }
.border { border: 3px solid #977553; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(151, 117, 83); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 29%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #977553; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(151, 117, 83, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #977553; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(151, 117, 83, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#977553">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#977553">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #537597:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #977553: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #977553

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 #977553 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 #977553 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 #977553?

#977553 is Dusty Orange, a orange color (RGB 151, 117, 83). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #977553?

#977553 is RGB 151, 117, 83 — HSL 30°, 29%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 23%, 45%, 41%.

What colors go with #977553?

Its complement is #537597; analogous partners are #975353 and #979753. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #977553 for text?

Black text on #977553 has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.21:1.