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#A4A67C — Dusty Yellow

#A4A67C 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 #A4A67C 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.

#A4A67C 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 #7F7DA6; it also sits naturally between #A6937D and #8FA67D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#A4A67C · RGB 164, 166, 124

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Color values

HEX#A4A67C
RGB164, 166, 124
HSL63°, 19%, 57%
HSV63°, 25%, 65%
CMYK1%, 0%, 25%, 35%
XYZ32.58, 36.62, 24.42
Yxy36.62, 0.3480, 0.3911
CIE-Lab66.99, -7.78, 21.57
Hunter Lab60.51, -6.66, 15.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 64% · Green 65% · Blue 49%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 35%

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

Previews

Sample text in #A4A67C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #A4A67C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #A4A67C

.text { color: #A4A67C; }
.background { background-color: #A4A67C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4A67C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 166, 124); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 19%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4A67C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 166, 124, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4A67C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 166, 124, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A4A67C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4A67C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A4A67C

#9A9C6D#898C5F#7A7C55#6B6D4A#5D5E40#4B4C34#3C3D29#2D2E1F#1B1B13#0C0C08

Tints of #A4A67C

#ADAE89#B5B795#BDBFA1#C6C7AD#CECFB9#D5D6C2#DDDECE#E6E6DB#EEEEE7#F7F7F3

Tones of #A4A67C

#A1A380#9FA182#9C9D85#999A89#96978C#94958E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7F7DA6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.52:1 Fails
Against black text8.32:1 AAA

Best text color on #A4A67C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4A67C

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 #A4A67C: ·

How #A4A67C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A5A586Deuteranopia · #A5A589Tritanopia · #A48E90

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 #A4A67C rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Summit
#A6A77D · #5B7B4C · #4AA065 · #9FC2C1
Crystal Ember
#B1495C · #C7AE9D · #A3A279 · #5C8C3A
Dusty Cascade
#ACA47A · #7AB361 · #68A288 · #91B7D0
Palette Ffeed6
#FFEED6 · #A5AF79 · #827148 · #E8A07C
Palette 61764b
#61764B · #9BA17B · #CFB997 · #FAD6A5
Palette F7f7e8
#F7F7E8 · #C7CFB7 · #9DAD7F · #557174

Similar colors

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

#A6A77D#A3A279#ACA47A#A5AF79#9BA17B#9DAD7F#A2AB73#A9AF7E#AFA779#AEA17F#A5AF74#A59D84

Browse neighbouring colors

← #A4A67B  ·  #A4A67D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #A4A67C?

#A4A67C is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 164, 166, 124). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A4A67C?

#A4A67C is RGB 164, 166, 124 — HSL 63°, 19%, 57% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 25%, 35%.

What colors go with #A4A67C?

Its complement is #7F7DA6; analogous partners are #A6937D and #8FA67D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A4A67C for text?

Black text on #A4A67C has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.