Palettes / Colors / #AEA784

#AEA784 — Dusty Yellow

#AEA784 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color RosyBrown (#BC8F8F). It belongs to the yellow family.

#AEA784 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 #848BAE; it also sits naturally between #AE9284 and #A0AE84. 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 52%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 24% · Key 32%

Previews

CSS code for #AEA784

.text { color: #AEA784; }
.background { background-color: #AEA784; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEA784; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 167, 132); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 21%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEA784; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 167, 132, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEA784; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 167, 132, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEA784">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEA784">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEA784

Tints of #AEA784

Tones of #AEA784

Color harmonies

Complementary — #848BAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEA784: #000000.

How #AEA784 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 #AEA784 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEA783  ·  #AEA785 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEA784?

#AEA784 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 174, 167, 132). Its closest standard named color is RosyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEA784?

#AEA784 is RGB 174, 167, 132 — HSL 50°, 21%, 60% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 24%, 32%.

What colors go with #AEA784?

Its complement is #848BAE; analogous partners are #AE9284 and #A0AE84. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEA784 for text?

Black text on #AEA784 has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.