Palettes / Colors / #ABA538

#ABA538 — Muted Yellow

#ABA538 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #ABA538 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.

#ABA538 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 #383EAD; it also sits naturally between #AD6D38 and #79AD38. 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 65% · Blue 22%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 67% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABA538

.text { color: #ABA538; }
.background { background-color: #ABA538; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA538; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 165, 56); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 51%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA538; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 165, 56, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA538; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 165, 56, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA538">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA538">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #383EAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABA538: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABA538

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:

How #ABA538 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 #ABA538 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

← #ABA537  ·  #ABA539 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABA538?

#ABA538 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 165, 56). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA538?

#ABA538 is RGB 171, 165, 56 — HSL 57°, 51%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 67%, 33%.

What colors go with #ABA538?

Its complement is #383EAD; analogous partners are #AD6D38 and #79AD38. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA538 for text?

Black text on #ABA538 has a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.