Palettes / Colors / #ABA41E
#ABA41E — Yellow
#ABA41E is a yellow color we call 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 #ABA41E 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.
#ABA41E 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 #1E25A9; it also sits naturally between #A95C1E and #6AA91E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ABA41E |
|---|---|
| RGB | 171, 164, 30 |
| HSL | 57°, 70%, 39% |
| HSV | 57°, 82%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 4%, 82%, 33% |
| XYZ | 30.30, 35.30, 6.45 |
| Yxy | 35.30, 0.4206, 0.4900 |
| CIE-Lab | 65.98, -11.80, 63.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 59.42, -9.92, 33.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 12%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 82% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ABA41E
.text { color: #ABA41E; }
.background { background-color: #ABA41E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA41E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 164, 30); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 70%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA41E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 164, 30, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA41E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 164, 30, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ABA41E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA41E">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #1E25A9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.61:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.06:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ABA41E: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABA41E
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 #ABA41E: ·
How #ABA41E 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 #ABA41E 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 #ABA41E?
#ABA41E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 164, 30). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA41E?
#ABA41E is RGB 171, 164, 30 — HSL 57°, 70%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 82%, 33%.
What colors go with #ABA41E?
Its complement is #1E25A9; analogous partners are #A95C1E and #6AA91E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ABA41E for text?
Black text on #ABA41E has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.61:1.