Palettes / Colors / #AFA779

#AFA779 — Dusty Yellow

#AFA779 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#AFA779 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 #7981AF; it also sits naturally between #AF8C79 and #9CAF79. 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 69% · Green 65% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 31% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AFA779

.text { color: #AFA779; }
.background { background-color: #AFA779; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AFA779; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 167, 121); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(51, 25%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AFA779; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 167, 121, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AFA779; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 167, 121, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AFA779">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AFA779">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7981AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AFA779: #000000.

How #AFA779 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 #AFA779

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AFA779 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

← #AFA778  ·  #AFA77A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AFA779?

#AFA779 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 175, 167, 121). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AFA779?

#AFA779 is RGB 175, 167, 121 — HSL 51°, 25%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 31%, 31%.

What colors go with #AFA779?

Its complement is #7981AF; analogous partners are #AF8C79 and #9CAF79. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AFA779 for text?

Black text on #AFA779 has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.43:1.