Palettes / Colors / #A8A970

#A8A970 — Dusty Yellow

#A8A970 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 #A8A970 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.

#A8A970 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 #7170A9; it also sits naturally between #A98D70 and #8BA970. 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 66% · Blue 44%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #A8A970

.text { color: #A8A970; }
.background { background-color: #A8A970; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8A970; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 169, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 25%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8A970; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 169, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8A970; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 169, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A8A970">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8A970">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7170A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A8A970: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8A970

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 #A8A970 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 #A8A970 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 #A8A970?

#A8A970 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 168, 169, 112). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A8A970?

#A8A970 is RGB 168, 169, 112 — HSL 61°, 25%, 55% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 34%, 34%.

What colors go with #A8A970?

Its complement is #7170A9; analogous partners are #A98D70 and #8BA970. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A8A970 for text?

Black text on #A8A970 has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.