Palettes / Colors / #ABC407
#ABC407 — Vivid Yellow
#ABC407 is a yellow color we call Vivid 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 #ABC407 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.
#ABC407 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 #2007C5; it also sits naturally between #C57F07 and #4DC507. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ABC407 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 171, 196, 7 |
| HSL | 68°, 93%, 40% |
| HSV | 68°, 96%, 77% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 96%, 23% |
| XYZ | 36.57, 48.15, 7.57 |
| Yxy | 48.15, 0.3963, 0.5217 |
| CIE-Lab | 74.92, -28.23, 74.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.39, -24.03, 39.81 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 77% · Blue 3%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 96% · Key 23%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ABC407
.text { color: #ABC407; }
.background { background-color: #ABC407; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ABC407; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(171, 196, 7); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(68, 93%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ABC407; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(171, 196, 7, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ABC407; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(171, 196, 7, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ABC407">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ABC407">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ABC407
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Tones of #ABC407
Color harmonies
Complementary — #2007C5:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.98:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 10.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ABC407: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ABC407
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ABC407: ·
How #ABC407 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 #ABC407 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ABC407?
#ABC407 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 171, 196, 7). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ABC407?
#ABC407 is RGB 171, 196, 7 — HSL 68°, 93%, 40% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 96%, 23%.
What colors go with #ABC407?
Its complement is #2007C5; analogous partners are #C57F07 and #4DC507. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ABC407 for text?
Black text on #ABC407 has a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.98:1.