Palettes / Colors / #ADA877

#ADA877 — Dusty Yellow

#ADA877 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 #ADA877 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.

#ADA877 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 #767BAD; it also sits naturally between #AD8C76 and #97AD76. 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 66% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 31% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADA877

.text { color: #ADA877; }
.background { background-color: #ADA877; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADA877; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 168, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 25%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADA877; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 168, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADA877; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 168, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADA877">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADA877">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #767BAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADA877: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADA877

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 #ADA877 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 #ADA877 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

← #ADA876  ·  #ADA878 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADA877?

#ADA877 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 173, 168, 119). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADA877?

#ADA877 is RGB 173, 168, 119 — HSL 54°, 25%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 31%, 32%.

What colors go with #ADA877?

Its complement is #767BAD; analogous partners are #AD8C76 and #97AD76. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADA877 for text?

Black text on #ADA877 has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.