Palettes / Colors / #B2AE99

#B2AE99 — Dusty Yellow

#B2AE99 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the yellow family.

#B2AE99 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 #999DB2; it also sits naturally between #B2A299 and #AAB299. 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 70% · Green 68% · Blue 60%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 14% · Key 30%

Previews

CSS code for #B2AE99

.text { color: #B2AE99; }
.background { background-color: #B2AE99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B2AE99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(178, 174, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(50, 14%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B2AE99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(178, 174, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B2AE99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(178, 174, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B2AE99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B2AE99">Div content here</div>

Shades of #B2AE99

Tints of #B2AE99

Tones of #B2AE99

Color harmonies

Complementary — #999DB2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B2AE99: #000000.

How #B2AE99 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 #B2AE99 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B2AE98  ·  #B2AE9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B2AE99?

#B2AE99 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 178, 174, 153). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B2AE99?

#B2AE99 is RGB 178, 174, 153 — HSL 50°, 14%, 65% — CMYK 0%, 2%, 14%, 30%.

What colors go with #B2AE99?

Its complement is #999DB2; analogous partners are #B2A299 and #AAB299. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B2AE99 for text?

Black text on #B2AE99 has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.