Palettes / Colors / #A8A75B

#A8A75B — Dusty Yellow

#A8A75B is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#A8A75B 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 #5B5DA9; it also sits naturally between #A9815B and #83A95B. 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 66% · Green 65% · Blue 36%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 46% · Key 34%

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

Previews

CSS code for #A8A75B

.text { color: #A8A75B; }
.background { background-color: #A8A75B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8A75B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 167, 91); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 31%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8A75B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 167, 91, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8A75B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 167, 91, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8A75B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8A75B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B5DA9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8A75B: #000000.

How #A8A75B 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 #A8A75B 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 #A8A75B?

#A8A75B is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 168, 167, 91). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8A75B?

#A8A75B is RGB 168, 167, 91 — HSL 59°, 31%, 51% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 46%, 34%.

What colors go with #A8A75B?

Its complement is #5B5DA9; analogous partners are #A9815B and #83A95B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8A75B for text?

Black text on #A8A75B has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.