Palettes / Colors / #ADB375

#ADB375 — Dusty Yellow

#ADB375 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 #ADB375 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.

#ADB375 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 #7B75B3; it also sits naturally between #B39A75 and #8EB375. 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 70% · Blue 46%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADB375

.text { color: #ADB375; }
.background { background-color: #ADB375; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADB375; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 179, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 29%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADB375; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 179, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADB375; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 179, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADB375">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADB375">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B75B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADB375: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADB375

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 #ADB375 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 #ADB375 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 #ADB375?

#ADB375 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 173, 179, 117). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADB375?

#ADB375 is RGB 173, 179, 117 — HSL 66°, 29%, 58% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 35%, 30%.

What colors go with #ADB375?

Its complement is #7B75B3; analogous partners are #B39A75 and #8EB375. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADB375 for text?

Black text on #ADB375 has a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.21:1.