Palettes / Colors / #ABB635

#ABB635 — Yellow

#ABB635 is a yellow color we call 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 #ABB635 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.

#ABB635 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 #4035B6; it also sits naturally between #B68035 and #6BB635. 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 71% · Blue 21%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 29%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABB635

.text { color: #ABB635; }
.background { background-color: #ABB635; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB635; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 182, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 55%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB635; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 182, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB635; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 182, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB635">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB635">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABB635

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4035B6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABB635: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABB635

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 #ABB635 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 #ABB635 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

← #ABB634  ·  #ABB636 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB635?

#ABB635 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 182, 53). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB635?

#ABB635 is RGB 171, 182, 53 — HSL 65°, 55%, 46% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 71%, 29%.

What colors go with #ABB635?

Its complement is #4035B6; analogous partners are #B68035 and #6BB635. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB635 for text?

Black text on #ABB635 has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.22:1.