Palettes / Colors / #AEAE98

#AEAE98 — Dusty Yellow

#AEAE98 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the yellow family.

#AEAE98 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 #9898AE; it also sits naturally between #AEA398 and #A3AE98. 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 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEAE98

.text { color: #AEAE98; }
.background { background-color: #AEAE98; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAE98; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 174, 152); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 12%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAE98; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 174, 152, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAE98; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 174, 152, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEAE98">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEAE98">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9898AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEAE98: #000000.

How #AEAE98 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 #AEAE98 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 #AEAE98?

#AEAE98 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 174, 174, 152). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAE98?

#AEAE98 is RGB 174, 174, 152 — HSL 60°, 12%, 64% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 13%, 32%.

What colors go with #AEAE98?

Its complement is #9898AE; analogous partners are #AEA398 and #A3AE98. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAE98 for text?

Black text on #AEAE98 has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.26:1.