Palettes / Colors / #ABB239

#ABB239 — Muted Yellow

#ABB239 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 #ABB239 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.

#ABB239 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 #3F39B1; it also sits naturally between #B17B39 and #6FB139. 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 70% · Blue 22%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 68% · Key 30%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABB239

.text { color: #ABB239; }
.background { background-color: #ABB239; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB239; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 178, 57); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 51%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB239; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 178, 57, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB239; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 178, 57, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB239">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB239">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3F39B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABB239: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABB239

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 #ABB239 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 #ABB239 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

← #ABB238  ·  #ABB23A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB239?

#ABB239 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 178, 57). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB239?

#ABB239 is RGB 171, 178, 57 — HSL 63°, 51%, 46% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 68%, 30%.

What colors go with #ABB239?

Its complement is #3F39B1; analogous partners are #B17B39 and #6FB139. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB239 for text?

Black text on #ABB239 has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.29:1.