Palettes / Colors / #ABB91F

#ABB91F — Yellow

#ABB91F is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ABB91F 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 #2C1FB7; it also sits naturally between #B7781F and #5EB71F. 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 73% · Blue 12%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 83% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ABB91F

.text { color: #ABB91F; }
.background { background-color: #ABB91F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABB91F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 185, 31); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(65, 71%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABB91F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 185, 31, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABB91F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 185, 31, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ABB91F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABB91F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ABB91F

Tints of #ABB91F

Tones of #ABB91F

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2C1FB7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ABB91F: #000000.

How #ABB91F 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 #ABB91F

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ABB91F 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

← #ABB91E  ·  #ABB920 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ABB91F?

#ABB91F is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 185, 31). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ABB91F?

#ABB91F is RGB 171, 185, 31 — HSL 65°, 71%, 42% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 83%, 27%.

What colors go with #ABB91F?

Its complement is #2C1FB7; analogous partners are #B7781F and #5EB71F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ABB91F for text?

Black text on #ABB91F has a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.17:1.