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#ABB375 — Dusty Yellow

#ABB375 is a yellow color we call Dusty 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 #ABB375 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.

#ABB375 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 #7D75B3; it also sits naturally between #B39C75 and #8CB375. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ABB375 · RGB 171, 179, 117

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Color values

HEX#ABB375
RGB171, 179, 117
HSL68°, 29%, 58%
HSV68°, 35%, 70%
CMYK4%, 0%, 35%, 30%
XYZ36.13, 42.18, 23.07
Yxy42.18, 0.3564, 0.4161
CIE-Lab71.00, -12.80, 30.77
Hunter Lab64.95, -11.08, 21.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 70% · Blue 46%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 35% · Key 30%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ABB375 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ABB375 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ABB375

.text { color: #ABB375; }
.background { background-color: #ABB375; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB375; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 179, 117); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 29%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB375; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 179, 117, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB375; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 179, 117, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB375">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB375">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABB375

#A1AA64#919B55#828A4C#6F7641#606638#50562F#3E4224#2E311B#1C1E10#0C0D07

Tints of #ABB375

#B3BA82#BBC18F#C1C799#C9CEA6#D1D5B3#D9DDC0#E1E4CE#E7E9D8#EFF1E5#F7F8F2

Tones of #ABB375

#A8AF79#A4AA7D#A1A682#9DA187#9A9C8B#979890

Color harmonies

Complementary — #7D75B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.23:1 Fails
Against black text9.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #ABB375: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABB375

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ABB375: ·

How #ABB375 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #AEAF84Deuteranopia · #AEAD88Tritanopia · #AB9092

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABB375 rather than the exact color:

Palette A5c89e
#A5C89E · #FFFBB1 · #D8E983 · #AEB877
Lucky Canyon
#8649A5 · #704A5D · #996A52 · #A5AF74
Palette B2b377
#B2B377 · #D2D180 · #E5E483 · #F1F5A8
Electric Ruby
#FCF0DA · #AEAC78 · #F2C46A · #4C4541
Palette Ffeed6
#FFEED6 · #A5AF79 · #827148 · #E8A07C
Vivid Whisper
#A4B876 · #427952 · #70919E · #8C7EB3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#AEB877#A5AF74#B2B377#AEAC78#A5AF79#A4B876#A6B37D#ABBA7C#A9AF7E#B3B770#A3B77C#A2AB73

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ABB374  ·  #ABB376 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB375?

#ABB375 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 179, 117). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB375?

#ABB375 is RGB 171, 179, 117 — HSL 68°, 29%, 58% — CMYK 4%, 0%, 35%, 30%.

What colors go with #ABB375?

Its complement is #7D75B3; analogous partners are #B39C75 and #8CB375. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB375 for text?

Black text on #ABB375 has a contrast ratio of 9.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.23:1.