Dingley Color
Dingley is a yellow green color with hex code #5D7747. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dingley, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dingley Color Values
What Does Dingley Mean?
Dingley belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Dingley sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dingley is classified as a green (nearest centroid: moderate yellowish green, #679267).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dingley
Dingley and #614776 are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #747647 and #477649, which sit beside dingley on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dingley with triadic partners #475C76 and #76475C. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Chalet Green —
#516E3D(Delta E 4) - Military Green —
#667C3E(Delta E 8) - Dark Sage —
#598556(Delta E 8) - DarkOliveGreen —
#556B2F(Delta E 9) - Glade Green —
#61845F(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #5D7747; }
.background { background-color: #5D7747; }
.border { border: 2px solid #5D7747; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #5D774740; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dingley?
Dingley has the hex code #5D7747. In RGB notation it is rgb(93, 119, 71), in HSL it is hsl(93, 25%, 37%), and its OKLCH value is 0.536, 0.077, 131.7.
What does the color dingley mean?
Yellow Green-family colors like dingley carry distinct psychological associations. Dingley belongs to the yellow green family of colors. Yellow greens read as new growth: seedlings, spring lawns, the flesh of a lime. They bring a freshness that deeper greens can't, and they sit naturally beside browns and earth tones in plant-heavy palettes. Dingley sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with dingley?
Dingley has three easy routes: its complement #614776 for punch, its neighbors #747647 and #477649 for something calmer, or triadic partners #475C76 and #76475C when you want energy.
Is dingley a standard web color?
No — Dingley is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #5D7747 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dingley lighter or darker?
To lighten dingley, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E5ECDF (lightest tint) to #0F130B (darkest shade).
About Dingley
Dingley is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Yellow Green hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #5D7747 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.