Palettes / Colors / #AAA37F
#AAA37F — Dusty Yellow
#AAA37F is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #AAA37F 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.
#AAA37F 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 #7E86A9; it also sits naturally between #A98D7E and #9BA97E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #AAA37F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 170, 163, 127 |
| HSL | 50°, 20%, 58% |
| HSV | 50°, 25%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 25%, 33% |
| XYZ | 33.51, 36.27, 25.31 |
| Yxy | 36.27, 0.3523, 0.3814 |
| CIE-Lab | 66.73, -3.38, 19.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.23, -2.92, 14.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 50%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 25% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #AAA37F
.text { color: #AAA37F; }
.background { background-color: #AAA37F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA37F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 163, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 20%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA37F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 163, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA37F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 163, 127, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#AAA37F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA37F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #7E86A9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.25:1 AAA |
Best text color on #AAA37F: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA37F
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #AAA37F: ·
How #AAA37F 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 #AAA37F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #AAA37F?
#AAA37F is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 163, 127). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA37F?
#AAA37F is RGB 170, 163, 127 — HSL 50°, 20%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 25%, 33%.
What colors go with #AAA37F?
Its complement is #7E86A9; analogous partners are #A98D7E and #9BA97E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #AAA37F for text?
Black text on #AAA37F has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.