Palettes / Colors / #ABA203
#ABA203 — Vivid Yellow
#ABA203 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #ABA203 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.
#ABA203 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #030BAB; it also sits naturally between #AB4E03 and #5FAB03. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ABA203 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 171, 162, 3 |
| HSL | 57°, 97%, 34% |
| HSV | 57°, 98%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 5%, 98%, 33% |
| XYZ | 29.73, 34.51, 5.18 |
| Yxy | 34.51, 0.4283, 0.4971 |
| CIE-Lab | 65.36, -11.28, 67.81 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.74, -9.46, 33.95 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 1%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 98% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ABA203
.text { color: #ABA203; }
.background { background-color: #ABA203; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA203; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 162, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 97%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA203; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 162, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA203; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 162, 3, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ABA203">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA203">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #030BAB:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.66:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 7.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ABA203: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABA203
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ABA203: ·
How #ABA203 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 #ABA203 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ABA203?
#ABA203 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 162, 3). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA203?
#ABA203 is RGB 171, 162, 3 — HSL 57°, 97%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 98%, 33%.
What colors go with #ABA203?
Its complement is #030BAB; analogous partners are #AB4E03 and #5FAB03. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ABA203 for text?
Black text on #ABA203 has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.66:1.