Palettes / Colors / #A2A271

#A2A271 — Dusty Yellow

#A2A271 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#A2A271 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 #7171A2; it also sits naturally between #A28A71 and #8AA271. 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 64% · Green 64% · Blue 44%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 30% · Key 36%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A2A271

.text { color: #A2A271; }
.background { background-color: #A2A271; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2A271; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 162, 113); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 21%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2A271; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 162, 113, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2A271; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 162, 113, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2A271">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2A271">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7171A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A2A271: #000000.

How #A2A271 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 #A2A271 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 #A2A271?

#A2A271 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 162, 162, 113). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2A271?

#A2A271 is RGB 162, 162, 113 — HSL 60°, 21%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 30%, 36%.

What colors go with #A2A271?

Its complement is #7171A2; analogous partners are #A28A71 and #8AA271. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2A271 for text?

Black text on #A2A271 has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.64:1.