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#A2A67E — Dusty Yellow

#A2A67E 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 #A2A67E 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.

#A2A67E 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 #827EA5; it also sits naturally between #A5957E and #8DA57E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A2A67E · RGB 162, 166, 126

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Color values

HEX#A2A67E
RGB162, 166, 126
HSL66°, 18%, 57%
HSV66°, 24%, 65%
CMYK2%, 0%, 24%, 35%
XYZ32.30, 36.46, 25.07
Yxy36.46, 0.3442, 0.3886
CIE-Lab66.87, -8.27, 20.29
Hunter Lab60.38, -7.06, 14.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 65% · Blue 49%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A2A67E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A2A67E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A2A67E

.text { color: #A2A67E; }
.background { background-color: #A2A67E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A2A67E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(162, 166, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 18%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A2A67E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(162, 166, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A2A67E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(162, 166, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A2A67E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A2A67E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A2A67E

#969B6F#868A60#787B56#696C4B#5A5D41#494B34#3A3C2A#2C2D1F#1A1B13#0C0C08

Tints of #A2A67E

#AAAD8A#B3B696#BBBEA2#C4C7AE#CDCFBA#D3D5C3#DCDECF#E5E6DB#EEEEE7#F6F7F3

Tones of #A2A67E

#9FA281#9DA083#9A9C86#989A89#96978C#94958E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #827EA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.53:1 Fails
Against black text8.29:1 AAA

Best text color on #A2A67E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A2A67E

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 #A2A67E: ·

How #A2A67E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A4A488Deuteranopia · #A4A38ATritanopia · #A28F91

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 #A2A67E rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Summit
#A6A77D · #5B7B4C · #4AA065 · #9FC2C1
Crystal Ember
#B1495C · #C7AE9D · #A3A279 · #5C8C3A
Palette F7f7e8
#F7F7E8 · #C7CFB7 · #9DAD7F · #557174
Palette 61764b
#61764B · #9BA17B · #CFB997 · #FAD6A5
Palette F6f0d7
#F6F0D7 · #C5D89D · #9CAB84 · #89986D
Palette C9dabf
#C9DABF · #9CA986 · #808D7C · #5F6F65

Similar colors

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

#A6A77D#A3A279#9DAD7F#9BA17B#9CAB84#9CA986#9DAB86#A5AF79#ACA47A#A59D84#A9AF7E#9CB080

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A2A67D  ·  #A2A67F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A2A67E?

#A2A67E is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 162, 166, 126). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A2A67E?

#A2A67E is RGB 162, 166, 126 — HSL 66°, 18%, 57% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 24%, 35%.

What colors go with #A2A67E?

Its complement is #827EA5; analogous partners are #A5957E and #8DA57E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A2A67E for text?

Black text on #A2A67E has a contrast ratio of 8.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.