Palettes / Colors / #ADA985

#ADA985 — Dusty Yellow

#ADA985 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: rosybrown (#BC8F8F) — not an exact match. CSS rosybrown gives you #BC8F8F, a different color; use #ADA985 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.

#ADA985 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 #8589AD; it also sits naturally between #AD9585 and #9DAD85. 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 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 23% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADA985

.text { color: #ADA985; }
.background { background-color: #ADA985; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADA985; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 169, 133); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 20%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADA985; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 169, 133, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADA985; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 169, 133, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADA985">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADA985">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8589AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADA985: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADA985

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 #ADA985 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 #ADA985 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 #ADA985?

#ADA985 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 173, 169, 133). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADA985?

#ADA985 is RGB 173, 169, 133 — HSL 54°, 20%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 23%, 32%.

What colors go with #ADA985?

Its complement is #8589AD; analogous partners are #AD9585 and #9DAD85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADA985 for text?

Black text on #ADA985 has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.39:1.