Palettes / Colors / #A7A67A

#A7A67A — Dusty Yellow

#A7A67A 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 #A7A67A 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.

#A7A67A 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 #7B7CA7; it also sits naturally between #A7917B and #92A77B. 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 65% · Green 65% · Blue 48%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 27% · Key 35%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A7A67A

.text { color: #A7A67A; }
.background { background-color: #A7A67A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A7A67A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 166, 122); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 20%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A7A67A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 166, 122, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A7A67A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 166, 122, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A7A67A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A7A67A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B7CA7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A7A67A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A7A67A

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 #A7A67A 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 #A7A67A 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 #A7A67A?

#A7A67A is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 167, 166, 122). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A7A67A?

#A7A67A is RGB 167, 166, 122 — HSL 59°, 20%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 27%, 35%.

What colors go with #A7A67A?

Its complement is #7B7CA7; analogous partners are #A7917B and #92A77B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A7A67A for text?

Black text on #A7A67A has a contrast ratio of 8.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.51:1.