Palettes / Colors / #ABA363

#ABA363 — Dusty Yellow

#ABA363 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ABA363 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 #636CAB; it also sits naturally between #AB7F63 and #90AB63. 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 64% · Blue 39%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 42% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABA363

.text { color: #ABA363; }
.background { background-color: #ABA363; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA363; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 163, 99); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(53, 30%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA363; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 163, 99, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA363; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 163, 99, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA363">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA363">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABA363

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Tones of #ABA363

Color harmonies

Complementary — #636CAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABA363: #000000.

How #ABA363 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 #ABA363 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 #ABA363?

#ABA363 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 163, 99). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA363?

#ABA363 is RGB 171, 163, 99 — HSL 53°, 30%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 42%, 33%.

What colors go with #ABA363?

Its complement is #636CAB; analogous partners are #AB7F63 and #90AB63. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA363 for text?

Black text on #ABA363 has a contrast ratio of 8.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.58:1.