Palettes / Colors / #ABA643
#ABA643 — Muted Yellow
#ABA643 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 #ABA643 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.
#ABA643 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 #4348AD; it also sits naturally between #AD7343 and #7DAD43. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ABA643 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 171, 166, 67 |
| HSL | 57°, 44%, 47% |
| HSV | 57°, 61%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 3%, 61%, 33% |
| XYZ | 31.44, 36.34, 10.67 |
| Yxy | 36.34, 0.4008, 0.4632 |
| CIE-Lab | 66.78, -10.98, 50.52 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.28, -9.30, 29.52 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 65% · Blue 26%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 61% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ABA643
.text { color: #ABA643; }
.background { background-color: #ABA643; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABA643; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 166, 67); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(57, 44%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABA643; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 166, 67, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABA643; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 166, 67, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ABA643">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABA643">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #4348AD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.54:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ABA643: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABA643
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 #ABA643: ·
How #ABA643 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 #ABA643 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 #ABA643?
#ABA643 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 166, 67). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ABA643?
#ABA643 is RGB 171, 166, 67 — HSL 57°, 44%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 61%, 33%.
What colors go with #ABA643?
Its complement is #4348AD; analogous partners are #AD7343 and #7DAD43. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ABA643 for text?
Black text on #ABA643 has a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.