Palettes / Colors / #AEB686

#AEB686 — Dusty Green

#AEB686 is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #AEB686 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.

#AEB686 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. 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 #8E86B6; it also sits naturally between #B6A686 and #96B686. 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 71% · Blue 53%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEB686

.text { color: #AEB686; }
.background { background-color: #AEB686; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEB686; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 182, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 25%, 62%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEB686; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 182, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEB686; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 182, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEB686">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEB686">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8E86B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEB686: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEB686

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 #AEB686 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 #AEB686 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 #AEB686?

#AEB686 is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 174, 182, 134). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEB686?

#AEB686 is RGB 174, 182, 134 — HSL 70°, 25%, 62% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 26%, 29%.

What colors go with #AEB686?

Its complement is #8E86B6; analogous partners are #B6A686 and #96B686. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEB686 for text?

Black text on #AEB686 has a contrast ratio of 9.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.14:1.