Palettes / Colors / #ADA667

#ADA667 — Dusty Yellow

#ADA667 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 #ADA667 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.

#ADA667 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 #676EAD; it also sits naturally between #AD8367 and #91AD67. 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 68% · Green 65% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 40% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADA667

.text { color: #ADA667; }
.background { background-color: #ADA667; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADA667; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 166, 103); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 30%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADA667; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 166, 103, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADA667; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 166, 103, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADA667">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADA667">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #676EAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADA667: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADA667

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 #ADA667 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 #ADA667 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 #ADA667?

#ADA667 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 173, 166, 103). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADA667?

#ADA667 is RGB 173, 166, 103 — HSL 54°, 30%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 40%, 32%.

What colors go with #ADA667?

Its complement is #676EAD; analogous partners are #AD8367 and #91AD67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADA667 for text?

Black text on #ADA667 has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.49:1.