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#A2A67A — Dusty Yellow

#A2A67A 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 #A2A67A 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.

#A2A67A 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 #7C78A5; it also sits naturally between #A59378 and #8BA578. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A2A67A · RGB 162, 166, 122

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Color values

HEX#A2A67A
RGB162, 166, 122
HSL65°, 20%, 56%
HSV65°, 27%, 65%
CMYK2%, 0%, 27%, 35%
XYZ32.05, 36.36, 23.74
Yxy36.36, 0.3478, 0.3946
CIE-Lab66.79, -8.85, 22.37
Hunter Lab60.30, -7.54, 16.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 65% · Blue 48%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A2A67A on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A2A67A on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A2A67A

.text { color: #A2A67A; }
.background { background-color: #A2A67A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2A67A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 166, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 20%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2A67A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 166, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2A67A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 166, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2A67A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2A67A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A2A67A

#979B69#898D5E#777A52#686B47#595C3D#4A4D33#3C3D29#2A2B1D#1B1C12#0C0C08

Tints of #A2A67A

#AAAD85#B3B691#BBBE9D#C3C6A9#CCCEB6#D5D6C2#DDDECE#E6E7DA#EEEFE7#F7F7F3

Tones of #A2A67A

#9FA27C#9C9F7F#999B82#979985#949688#92928B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7C78A5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.54:1 Fails
Against black text8.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #A2A67A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2A67A

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 #A2A67A: ·

How #A2A67A looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A485Deuteranopia · #A4A387Tritanopia · #A28D8F

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 #A2A67A rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ember
#B1495C · #C7AE9D · #A3A279 · #5C8C3A
Royal Ruby Summit
#A6A77D · #5B7B4C · #4AA065 · #9FC2C1
Palette Fff7eb
#FFF7EB · #F9F0E0 · #A2AB73 · #CC3A63
Palette 61764b
#61764B · #9BA17B · #CFB997 · #FAD6A5
Palette Ffeed6
#FFEED6 · #A5AF79 · #827148 · #E8A07C
Palette F7f7e8
#F7F7E8 · #C7CFB7 · #9DAD7F · #557174

Similar colors

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

#A3A279#A6A77D#A2AB73#9BA17B#A5AF79#9DAD7F#ACA47A#97A87A#A5AF74#99AD7A#97AA7C#A9AF7E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A2A679  ·  #A2A67B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2A67A?

#A2A67A is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 162, 166, 122). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2A67A?

#A2A67A is RGB 162, 166, 122 — HSL 65°, 20%, 56% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 27%, 35%.

What colors go with #A2A67A?

Its complement is #7C78A5; analogous partners are #A59378 and #8BA578. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2A67A for text?

Black text on #A2A67A has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.