Palettes / Colors / #ABAF89

#ABAF89 — Dusty Yellow

#ABAF89 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkSeaGreen (#8FBC8F). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) — not an exact match. CSS darkseagreen gives you #8FBC8F, a different color; use #ABAF89 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.

#ABAF89 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 #8C89AE; it also sits naturally between #AE9F89 and #98AE89. 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 69% · Blue 54%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABAF89

.text { color: #ABAF89; }
.background { background-color: #ABAF89; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABAF89; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 175, 137); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 19%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABAF89; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 175, 137, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABAF89; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 175, 137, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABAF89">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABAF89">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8C89AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABAF89: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABAF89

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 #ABAF89 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 #ABAF89 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

← #ABAF88  ·  #ABAF8A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABAF89?

#ABAF89 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 175, 137). Its closest standard named color is DarkSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABAF89?

#ABAF89 is RGB 171, 175, 137 — HSL 66°, 19%, 61% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 22%, 31%.

What colors go with #ABAF89?

Its complement is #8C89AE; analogous partners are #AE9F89 and #98AE89. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABAF89 for text?

Black text on #ABAF89 has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.28:1.