Palettes / Colors / #AEB181

#AEB181 — Dusty Yellow

#AEB181 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 #AEB181 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.

#AEB181 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 #8481B1; it also sits naturally between #B19C81 and #96B181. 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 69% · Blue 51%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEB181

.text { color: #AEB181; }
.background { background-color: #AEB181; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEB181; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 177, 129); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 24%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEB181; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 177, 129, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEB181; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 177, 129, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEB181">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEB181">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8481B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEB181: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEB181

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 #AEB181 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 #AEB181 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 #AEB181?

#AEB181 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 174, 177, 129). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEB181?

#AEB181 is RGB 174, 177, 129 — HSL 64°, 24%, 60% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 27%, 31%.

What colors go with #AEB181?

Its complement is #8481B1; analogous partners are #B19C81 and #96B181. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEB181 for text?

Black text on #AEB181 has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.