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#ABA63E — Muted Yellow

#ABA63E 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 #ABA63E 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.

#ABA63E 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 #3E44AC; it also sits naturally between #AC703E and #7BAC3E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABA63E · RGB 171, 166, 62

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Color values

HEX#ABA63E
RGB171, 166, 62
HSL57°, 47%, 46%
HSV57°, 64%, 67%
CMYK0%, 3%, 64%, 33%
XYZ31.30, 36.28, 9.91
Yxy36.28, 0.4039, 0.4682
CIE-Lab66.73, -11.32, 52.68
Hunter Lab60.23, -9.58, 30.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 65% · Blue 24%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 64% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABA63E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABA63E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABA63E

.text { color: #ABA63E; }
.background { background-color: #ABA63E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA63E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 166, 62); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 47%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA63E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 166, 62, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA63E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 166, 62, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABA63E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA63E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABA63E

#9D9839#8E8A33#7C782D#6D6927#5E5B22#4F4C1C#403E17#2D2C10#1E1D0B#0F0F05

Tints of #ABA63E

#BDB747#C4BE5A#CAC66D#D1CD80#D8D492#DFDCA5#E5E3B8#ECEACB#F3F2DD#FAF9F0

Tones of #ABA63E

#A4A046#9D994D#959256#8D8A5E#858366#7E7D6D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E44AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.54:1 Fails
Against black text8.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABA63E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABA63E

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 #ABA63E: ·

How #ABA63E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A9A957Deuteranopia · #A9AA5DTritanopia · #AB6B6F

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:

Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind lime 500 · #84CC16

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABA63E rather than the exact color:

Misty Ruby Cinder
#893140 · #703D23 · #B2A03B · #94C145
Hidden Opal
#3746AE · #6C63CE · #B5A539 · #E7E1C4
Tender Ruby Breeze
#D54253 · #C2742D · #A0A838 · #93D471
Velvet Meadow
#A19E43 · #2C431A · #2D7635 · #309173
Lucky Solace
#B9A63C · #BAD486 · #65C351 · #439D5F
Tender Ruby Terrace
#DCD2A2 · #CCB966 · #AE9B47 · #695E2B

Similar colors

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

#B2A03B#B5A539#A0A838#A19E43#B9A63C#AE9B47#A1AC48#AF973F#B59E35#9CA244#A69836#AD9736

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABA63D  ·  #ABA63F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABA63E?

#ABA63E is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 166, 62). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA63E?

#ABA63E is RGB 171, 166, 62 — HSL 57°, 47%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 64%, 33%.

What colors go with #ABA63E?

Its complement is #3E44AC; analogous partners are #AC703E and #7BAC3E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABA63E for text?

Black text on #ABA63E has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.