Palettes / Colors / #AEAE65

#AEAE65 — Dusty Yellow

#AEAE65 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#AEAE65 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 #6565AE; it also sits naturally between #AE8A65 and #8AAE65. 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 68% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEAE65

.text { color: #AEAE65; }
.background { background-color: #AEAE65; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAE65; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 174, 101); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 31%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAE65; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 174, 101, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAE65; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 174, 101, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEAE65">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEAE65">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #6565AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEAE65: #000000.

How #AEAE65 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 #AEAE65 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

← #AEAE64  ·  #AEAE66 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEAE65?

#AEAE65 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 174, 174, 101). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAE65?

#AEAE65 is RGB 174, 174, 101 — HSL 60°, 31%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 42%, 32%.

What colors go with #AEAE65?

Its complement is #6565AE; analogous partners are #AE8A65 and #8AAE65. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAE65 for text?

Black text on #AEAE65 has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.