Palettes / Colors / #A1925F

#A1925F — Dusty Yellow

#A1925F is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #A1925F 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.

#A1925F 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 #5E6EA1; it also sits naturally between #A1705E and #8FA15E. 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 63% · Green 57% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 41% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A1925F

.text { color: #A1925F; }
.background { background-color: #A1925F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A1925F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 146, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(46, 26%, 50%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A1925F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 146, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A1925F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 146, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A1925F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A1925F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5E6EA1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A1925F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A1925F

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 #A1925F 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 #A1925F 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

← #A1925E  ·  #A19260 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A1925F?

#A1925F is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 161, 146, 95). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A1925F?

#A1925F is RGB 161, 146, 95 — HSL 46°, 26%, 50% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 41%, 37%.

What colors go with #A1925F?

Its complement is #5E6EA1; analogous partners are #A1705E and #8FA15E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A1925F for text?

Black text on #A1925F has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.09:1.