Palettes / Colors / #A3A67E

#A3A67E — Dusty Yellow

#A3A67E 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 #A3A67E 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.

#A3A67E 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 #817EA5; it also sits naturally between #A5957E and #8EA57E. 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 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

CSS code for #A3A67E

.text { color: #A3A67E; }
.background { background-color: #A3A67E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A3A67E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(163, 166, 126); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 18%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A3A67E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(163, 166, 126, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A3A67E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(163, 166, 126, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A3A67E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A3A67E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #817EA5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A3A67E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A3A67E

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 #A3A67E 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 #A3A67E 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 #A3A67E?

#A3A67E is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 163, 166, 126). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A3A67E?

#A3A67E is RGB 163, 166, 126 — HSL 65°, 18%, 57% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 24%, 35%.

What colors go with #A3A67E?

Its complement is #817EA5; analogous partners are #A5957E and #8EA57E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A3A67E for text?

Black text on #A3A67E has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.