Palettes / Colors / #ABAE8A

#ABAE8A — Dusty Yellow

#ABAE8A is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ABAE8A 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.

#ABAE8A 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 #8D8AAD; it also sits naturally between #AD9F8A and #99AD8A. 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 68% · Blue 54%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABAE8A

.text { color: #ABAE8A; }
.background { background-color: #ABAE8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABAE8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 174, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 18%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABAE8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 174, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABAE8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 174, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABAE8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABAE8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8D8AAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABAE8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABAE8A

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 #ABAE8A 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 #ABAE8A 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

← #ABAE89  ·  #ABAE8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABAE8A?

#ABAE8A is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 174, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABAE8A?

#ABAE8A is RGB 171, 174, 138 — HSL 65°, 18%, 61% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 21%, 32%.

What colors go with #ABAE8A?

Its complement is #8D8AAD; analogous partners are #AD9F8A and #99AD8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABAE8A for text?

Black text on #ABAE8A has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.