Palettes / Colors / #AAA676

#AAA676 — Dusty Yellow

#AAA676 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 #AAA676 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.

#AAA676 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 #7579A9; it also sits naturally between #A98A75 and #93A975. 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 67% · Green 65% · Blue 46%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 31% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA676

.text { color: #AAA676; }
.background { background-color: #AAA676; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA676; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 166, 118); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 23%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA676; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 166, 118, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA676; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 166, 118, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA676">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA676">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7579A9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA676: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AAA676

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 #AAA676 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 #AAA676 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 #AAA676?

#AAA676 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 166, 118). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA676?

#AAA676 is RGB 170, 166, 118 — HSL 55°, 23%, 56% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 31%, 33%.

What colors go with #AAA676?

Its complement is #7579A9; analogous partners are #A98A75 and #93A975. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA676 for text?

Black text on #AAA676 has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.