Palettes / Colors / #90A034

#90A034 — Muted Yellow

#90A034 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color OliveDrab (#6B8E23). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: olivedrab (#6B8E23) — not an exact match. CSS olivedrab gives you #6B8E23, a different color; use #90A034 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.

#90A034 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 #4534A2; it also sits naturally between #A27B34 and #5BA234. 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 56% · Green 63% · Blue 20%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 68% · Key 37%

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

Previews

CSS code for #90A034

.text { color: #90A034; }
.background { background-color: #90A034; }
.border { border: 3px solid #90A034; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 160, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(69, 51%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #90A034; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 160, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #90A034; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 160, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#90A034">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#90A034">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4534A2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #90A034: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #90A034

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 #90A034 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 #90A034 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 #90A034?

#90A034 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 144, 160, 52). Its closest standard named color is OliveDrab.

What is the RGB and HSL of #90A034?

#90A034 is RGB 144, 160, 52 — HSL 69°, 51%, 42% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 68%, 37%.

What colors go with #90A034?

Its complement is #4534A2; analogous partners are #A27B34 and #5BA234. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #90A034 for text?

Black text on #90A034 has a contrast ratio of 7.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.89:1.