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Amber Shadow Dust

Yellow · Hue 50
Hex
#5A5435
RGB
rgb(90, 84, 53)
HSL
hsl(50, 26%, 28%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 65%)
Metrics
S 26% · L 28%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white
7.6:1AA
on black
2.8:1Fail
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About this color

Amber Shadow Dust (#5A5435) belongs to the yellow family — hue 50°, 26% saturation, 28% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-amber-shadow-dust: #5A5435;
  --colorarchive-amber-shadow-dust-hsl: hsl(50, 26%, 28%);
  --colorarchive-amber-shadow-dust-rgb: rgb(90, 84, 53);
}

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Tonal strip

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Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Lighter companion
Amber Dusk Dust
#6D6640 · hsl(50, 26%, 34%)
Darker companion
Amber Nocturne Dust
#403C26 · hsl(50, 26%, 20%)
Complementary counterpoint
Indigo Shadow Dust
#353B5A · hsl(230, 26%, 28%)
Analogous lead
Chartreuse Shadow Dust
#515A35 · hsl(75, 26%, 28%)
Analogous echo
Tangerine Shadow Dust
#5A4435 · hsl(25, 26%, 28%)
Triadic +120°
Lagoon Shadow Dust
#355A54 · hsl(170, 26%, 28%)
Triadic +240°
Magenta Shadow Dust
#54355A · hsl(290, 26%, 28%)
Split-comp +150°
Azure Shadow Dust
#354E5A · hsl(200, 26%, 28%)
Split-comp +210°
Orchid Shadow Dust
#41355A · hsl(260, 26%, 28%)
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Base: Amber Shadow Dust #5A5435
Lighter companion: Amber Dusk Dust #6D6640
Darker companion: Amber Nocturne Dust #403C26
Complementary counterpoint: Indigo Shadow Dust #353B5A
Analogous lead: Chartreuse Shadow Dust #515A35
Analogous echo: Tangerine Shadow Dust #5A4435
Triadic +120°: Lagoon Shadow Dust #355A54
Triadic +240°: Magenta Shadow Dust #54355A
Split-comp +150°: Azure Shadow Dust #354E5A
Split-comp +210°: Orchid Shadow Dust #41355A

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Amber Shadow Muted
#54503B · hsl(50, 18%, 28%)
Nearby match
Amber Shadow Soft
#60582F · hsl(50, 34%, 28%)
Nearby match
Amber Dusk Dust
#6D6640 · hsl(50, 26%, 34%)
Nearby match
Saffron Shadow Dust
#5A5135 · hsl(45, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Canary Shadow Dust
#5A5735 · hsl(55, 26%, 28%)
Nearby match
Amber Nocturne Dust
#403C26 · hsl(50, 26%, 20%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.3:1
Indigo Veil Faint
#F9FAFA
AAA7.3:1
Indigo Veil Muted
#F9F9FB
AAA7.3:1
Indigo Veil Dust
#F9F9FB
AAA7.2:1
Indigo Veil Soft
#F8F9FC
AAA7.2:1
Indigo Veil Clear
#F7F8FD
AAA7.1:1
Indigo Veil Vivid
#F6F7FE

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#585840
Protanopia
#57573E
Tritanopia
#5A4446
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