Palettes / Colors / #ADAA8A

#ADAA8A — Dusty Yellow

#ADAA8A 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 #ADAA8A 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.

#ADAA8A 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 #8A8DAD; it also sits naturally between #AD998A and #9FAD8A. 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 67% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 20% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADAA8A

.text { color: #ADAA8A; }
.background { background-color: #ADAA8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADAA8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 170, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 18%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADAA8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 170, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADAA8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 170, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADAA8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADAA8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A8DAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADAA8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADAA8A

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 #ADAA8A 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 #ADAA8A 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

← #ADAA89  ·  #ADAA8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADAA8A?

#ADAA8A is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 173, 170, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADAA8A?

#ADAA8A is RGB 173, 170, 138 — HSL 55°, 18%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 20%, 32%.

What colors go with #ADAA8A?

Its complement is #8A8DAD; analogous partners are #AD998A and #9FAD8A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADAA8A for text?

Black text on #ADAA8A has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.