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#AAA377 — Dusty Yellow

#AAA377 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 #AAA377 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.

#AAA377 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 #787FAB; it also sits naturally between #AB8B78 and #98AB78. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#AAA377 · RGB 170, 163, 119

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Color values

HEX#AAA377
RGB170, 163, 119
HSL52°, 23%, 57%
HSV52°, 30%, 67%
CMYK0%, 4%, 30%, 33%
XYZ33.00, 36.07, 22.68
Yxy36.07, 0.3597, 0.3931
CIE-Lab66.58, -4.49, 23.82
Hunter Lab60.06, -3.87, 17.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 30% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #AAA377 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #AAA377 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #AAA377

.text { color: #AAA377; }
.background { background-color: #AAA377; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA377; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 163, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 23%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA377; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 163, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA377; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 163, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA377">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA377">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AAA377

#A19968#90895A#817A51#716B47#615C3D#4E4B31#3F3C27#2F2D1D#1C1B12#0D0C08

Tints of #AAA377

#B2AC85#BAB591#C2BD9E#CAC6AA#D2CEB7#D8D5C0#E0DDCD#E7E6D9#EFEEE6#F7F7F2

Tones of #AAA377

#A7A17B#A39E80#A09C83#9C9986#99978A#95948E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #787FAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.56:1 Fails
Against black text8.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #AAA377: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA377

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 #AAA377: ·

How #AAA377 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A7A782Deuteranopia · #A7A884Tritanopia · #AA8A8C

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 #AAA377 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Cascade
#ACA47A · #7AB361 · #68A288 · #91B7D0
Cosmic Ruby Harbor
#714546 · #AFA779 · #5EA147 · #4A9C7E
Crystal Ember
#B1495C · #C7AE9D · #A3A279 · #5C8C3A
Royal Ruby Summit
#A6A77D · #5B7B4C · #4AA065 · #9FC2C1
Cosmic Ruby Whisper
#3F6979 · #B19CD0 · #C1849F · #AEA17F
Electric Ruby
#FCF0DA · #AEAC78 · #F2C46A · #4C4541

Similar colors

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

#ACA47A#AFA779#A3A279#A6A77D#AEA17F#AEAC78#B09B71#B59F78#A2AB73#A5AF79#A5AF74#A9AF7E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AAA376  ·  #AAA378 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA377?

#AAA377 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 163, 119). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA377?

#AAA377 is RGB 170, 163, 119 — HSL 52°, 23%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 30%, 33%.

What colors go with #AAA377?

Its complement is #787FAB; analogous partners are #AB8B78 and #98AB78. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA377 for text?

Black text on #AAA377 has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.56:1.