Palettes / Colors / #9FA577

#9FA577 — Dusty Yellow

#9FA577 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #9FA577 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.

#9FA577 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 #7E78A5; it also sits naturally between #A59578 and #89A578. 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 65% · Blue 47%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #9FA577

.text { color: #9FA577; }
.background { background-color: #9FA577; }
.border { border: 3px solid #9FA577; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(159, 165, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 20%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #9FA577; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(159, 165, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #9FA577; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(159, 165, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#9FA577">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#9FA577">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7E78A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #9FA577: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #9FA577

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 #9FA577 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 #9FA577 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 #9FA577?

#9FA577 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 159, 165, 119). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #9FA577?

#9FA577 is RGB 159, 165, 119 — HSL 68°, 20%, 56% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 28%, 35%.

What colors go with #9FA577?

Its complement is #7E78A5; analogous partners are #A59578 and #89A578. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #9FA577 for text?

Black text on #9FA577 has a contrast ratio of 8.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.59:1.