Palettes / Colors / #A5B242

#A5B242 — Muted Yellow

#A5B242 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

#A5B242 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 #4F42B3; it also sits naturally between #B38842 and #6DB342. 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 65% · Green 70% · Blue 26%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 63% · Key 30%

Previews

CSS code for #A5B242

.text { color: #A5B242; }
.background { background-color: #A5B242; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A5B242; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(165, 178, 66); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 46%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A5B242; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(165, 178, 66, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A5B242; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(165, 178, 66, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A5B242">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A5B242">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A5B242

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4F42B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A5B242: #000000.

How #A5B242 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 #A5B242 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A5B242?

#A5B242 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 165, 178, 66). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A5B242?

#A5B242 is RGB 165, 178, 66 — HSL 67°, 46%, 48% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 63%, 30%.

What colors go with #A5B242?

Its complement is #4F42B3; analogous partners are #B38842 and #6DB342. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A5B242 for text?

Black text on #A5B242 has a contrast ratio of 9.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.