Palettes / Colors / #9C916D

#9C916D — Dusty Yellow

#9C916D is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Gray (#808080). It belongs to the yellow family.

#9C916D 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 #6D789C; it also sits naturally between #9C7A6D and #8F9C6D. 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 61% · Green 57% · Blue 43%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 30% · Key 39%

Previews

CSS code for #9C916D

.text { color: #9C916D; }
.background { background-color: #9C916D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9C916D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(156, 145, 109); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 19%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9C916D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(156, 145, 109, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9C916D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(156, 145, 109, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9C916D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9C916D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6D789C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9C916D: #000000.

How #9C916D 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 #9C916D or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #9C916C  ·  #9C916E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #9C916D?

#9C916D is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 156, 145, 109). Its closest standard named color is Gray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9C916D?

#9C916D is RGB 156, 145, 109 — HSL 46°, 19%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 30%, 39%.

What colors go with #9C916D?

Its complement is #6D789C; analogous partners are #9C7A6D and #8F9C6D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9C916D for text?

Black text on #9C916D has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.14:1.