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#A0A67C — Dusty Yellow

#A0A67C 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 #A0A67C 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.

#A0A67C 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 #837DA6; it also sits naturally between #A6987D and #8BA67D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A0A67C · RGB 160, 166, 124

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Color values

HEX#A0A67C
RGB160, 166, 124
HSL69°, 19%, 57%
HSV69°, 25%, 65%
CMYK4%, 0%, 25%, 35%
XYZ31.77, 36.20, 24.38
Yxy36.20, 0.3440, 0.3920
CIE-Lab66.67, -9.35, 21.09
Hunter Lab60.17, -7.95, 15.39

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 65% · Blue 49%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A0A67C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A0A67C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A0A67C

.text { color: #A0A67C; }
.background { background-color: #A0A67C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A0A67C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(160, 166, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 19%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A0A67C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(160, 166, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A0A67C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(160, 166, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A0A67C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A0A67C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A0A67C

#959C6D#858C5F#767C55#686D4A#5A5E40#484C34#3A3D29#2B2E1F#1A1B13#0C0C08

Tints of #A0A67C

#A9AE89#B2B795#BABFA1#C3C7AD#CCCFB9#D3D6C2#DCDECE#E4E6DB#EDEEE7#F6F7F3

Tones of #A0A67C

#9EA380#9CA182#9A9D85#979A89#95978C#94958E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #837DA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.55:1 Fails
Against black text8.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #A0A67C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A0A67C

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #A0A67C: ·

How #A0A67C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A3A386Deuteranopia · #A2A289Tritanopia · #A08E90

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34ATailwind stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A0A67C rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ember
#B1495C · #C7AE9D · #A3A279 · #5C8C3A
Royal Ruby Summit
#A6A77D · #5B7B4C · #4AA065 · #9FC2C1
Palette 61764b
#61764B · #9BA17B · #CFB997 · #FAD6A5
Palette F7f7e8
#F7F7E8 · #C7CFB7 · #9DAD7F · #557174
Ruby Terrace
#DB9558 · #FCF9EA · #97A87A · #A8BBA3
Palette 97a87a
#97A87A · #A8BBA3 · #FCF9EA · #FFA239

Similar colors

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

#A3A279#A6A77D#9BA17B#9DAD7F#97A87A#97AA7C#99AD7A#9CAB84#A2AB73#A5AF79#9CA986#9CB080

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A0A67B  ·  #A0A67D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A0A67C?

#A0A67C is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 160, 166, 124). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A0A67C?

#A0A67C is RGB 160, 166, 124 — HSL 69°, 19%, 57% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 25%, 35%.

What colors go with #A0A67C?

Its complement is #837DA6; analogous partners are #A6987D and #8BA67D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A0A67C for text?

Black text on #A0A67C has a contrast ratio of 8.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.55:1.