Palettes / Colors / #9FA281

#9FA281 — Dusty Yellow

#9FA281 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#9FA281 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 #8481A2; it also sits naturally between #A29481 and #8FA281. 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 62% · Green 64% · Blue 51%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FA281

.text { color: #9FA281; }
.background { background-color: #9FA281; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FA281; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 162, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 15%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FA281; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 162, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FA281; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 162, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FA281">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FA281">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8481A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FA281: #000000.

How #9FA281 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 #9FA281 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 #9FA281?

#9FA281 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 159, 162, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FA281?

#9FA281 is RGB 159, 162, 129 — HSL 65°, 15%, 57% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 20%, 36%.

What colors go with #9FA281?

Its complement is #8481A2; analogous partners are #A29481 and #8FA281. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FA281 for text?

Black text on #9FA281 has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.