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#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.

#ABA203 · RGB 171, 162, 3

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Color values

HEX#ABA203
RGB171, 162, 3
HSL57°, 97%, 34%
HSV57°, 98%, 67%
CMYK0%, 5%, 98%, 33%
XYZ29.73, 34.51, 5.18
Yxy34.51, 0.4283, 0.4971
CIE-Lab65.36, -11.28, 67.81
Hunter Lab58.74, -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

Sample text in #ABA203 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABA203 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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>

Shades of #ABA203

#9C9402#8D8602#7E7702#6F6902#5F5B01#504C01#413E01#323001#232101#141300

Tints of #ABA203

#C9BF03#E7DC04#FBF013#FCF231#FCF44F#FDF66D#FDF88B#FEFAAF#FEFCCD#FFFEEB

Tones of #ABA203

#9F970F#938D1B#868227#7B7732#6F6D3E#63624B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #030BAB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.66:1 Fails
Against black text7.90:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #A7A729Deuteranopia · #A8A833Tritanopia · #AB484F

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:

Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind lime 500 · #84CC16Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABA203 rather than the exact color:

Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Scarlet Voyage
#A9A417 · #92E850 · #19E038 · #54E1BF
Vivid Meadow
#821929 · #56290C · #9F9810 · #325510
Tranquil Ruby Orchard
#BB6E1A · #B3B011 · #659D1E · #2DAF1E
Dreamy Saffron
#B4AD13 · #B5E720 · #9CED58 · #AAF49C
Royal Orchard
#DF991B · #999E11 · #3D610E · #39CD1B

Similar colors

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

#AC9C12#A9A417#9F9810#B3B011#B4AD13#999E11#9E9B16#B29919#A3B515#BFA815#A0B713#B19F1F

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABA202  ·  #ABA204 →

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.