Palettes / Colors / #ABB016

#ABB016 — Vivid Yellow

#ABB016 is a yellow color we call Vivid 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 #ABB016 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.

#ABB016 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 #1B16B1; it also sits naturally between #B16916 and #5EB116. 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 9%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 88% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABB016

.text { color: #ABB016; }
.background { background-color: #ABB016; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB016; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 176, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(62, 78%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB016; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 176, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB016; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 176, 22, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB016">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB016">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABB016

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1B16B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABB016: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABB016

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 #ABB016 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 #ABB016 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

← #ABB015  ·  #ABB017 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB016?

#ABB016 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 176, 22). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB016?

#ABB016 is RGB 171, 176, 22 — HSL 62°, 78%, 39% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 88%, 31%.

What colors go with #ABB016?

Its complement is #1B16B1; analogous partners are #B16916 and #5EB116. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB016 for text?

Black text on #ABB016 has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.35:1.