Palettes / Colors / #ABA249

#ABA249 — Muted Yellow

#ABA249 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ABA249 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 #4953AB; it also sits naturally between #AB7149 and #84AB49. 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 67% · Green 64% · Blue 29%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 57% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABA249

.text { color: #ABA249; }
.background { background-color: #ABA249; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA249; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 162, 73); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 40%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA249; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 162, 73, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA249; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 162, 73, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA249">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA249">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABA249

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Tones of #ABA249

Color harmonies

Complementary — #4953AB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABA249: #000000.

How #ABA249 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 #ABA249 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 #ABA249?

#ABA249 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 162, 73). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA249?

#ABA249 is RGB 171, 162, 73 — HSL 54°, 40%, 48% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 57%, 33%.

What colors go with #ABA249?

Its complement is #4953AB; analogous partners are #AB7149 and #84AB49. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA249 for text?

Black text on #ABA249 has a contrast ratio of 8.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.63:1.