Palettes / Colors / #AAA745

#AAA745 — Muted Yellow

#AAA745 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#AAA745 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 #4649AA; it also sits naturally between #AA7446 and #7BAA46. 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 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 59% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AAA745

.text { color: #AAA745; }
.background { background-color: #AAA745; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA745; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 167, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 42%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA745; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 167, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA745; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 167, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA745">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA745">Div content here</div>

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Tones of #AAA745

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4649AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA745: #000000.

How #AAA745 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 #AAA745 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

← #AAA744  ·  #AAA746 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA745?

#AAA745 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 167, 69). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA745?

#AAA745 is RGB 170, 167, 69 — HSL 58°, 42%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 59%, 33%.

What colors go with #AAA745?

Its complement is #4649AA; analogous partners are #AA7446 and #7BAA46. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA745 for text?

Black text on #AAA745 has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.52:1.