Palettes / Colors / #AAA964

#AAA964 — Dusty Yellow

#AAA964 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#AAA964 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 #6466AA; it also sits naturally between #AA8664 and #88AA64. 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 66% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 41% · Key 33%

Previews

CSS code for #AAA964

.text { color: #AAA964; }
.background { background-color: #AAA964; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AAA964; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(170, 169, 100); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 29%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AAA964; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(170, 169, 100, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AAA964; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(170, 169, 100, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AAA964">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AAA964">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6466AA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AAA964: #000000.

How #AAA964 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 #AAA964 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AAA963  ·  #AAA965 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AAA964?

#AAA964 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 170, 169, 100). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AAA964?

#AAA964 is RGB 170, 169, 100 — HSL 59°, 29%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 41%, 33%.

What colors go with #AAA964?

Its complement is #6466AA; analogous partners are #AA8664 and #88AA64. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AAA964 for text?

Black text on #AAA964 has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.45:1.