Palettes / Colors / #ABB154

#ABB154 — Muted Yellow

#ABB154 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #ABB154 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.

#ABB154 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 #5A54B0; it also sits naturally between #B08854 and #7CB054. 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 33%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 53% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABB154

.text { color: #ABB154; }
.background { background-color: #ABB154; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB154; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 177, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 37%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB154; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 177, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB154; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 177, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB154">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB154">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A54B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABB154: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABB154

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 #ABB154 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 #ABB154 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB154?

#ABB154 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 177, 84). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB154?

#ABB154 is RGB 171, 177, 84 — HSL 64°, 37%, 51% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 53%, 31%.

What colors go with #ABB154?

Its complement is #5A54B0; analogous partners are #B08854 and #7CB054. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB154 for text?

Black text on #ABB154 has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.30:1.