Palettes / Colors / #ADB034

#ADB034 — Muted Yellow

#ADB034 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 #ADB034 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.

#ADB034 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 #3735B1; it also sits naturally between #B17535 and #71B135. 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 68% · Green 69% · Blue 20%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 70% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ADB034

.text { color: #ADB034; }
.background { background-color: #ADB034; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADB034; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 176, 52); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 54%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADB034; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 176, 52, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADB034; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 176, 52, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADB034">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADB034">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADB034

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3735B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADB034: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADB034

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 #ADB034 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 #ADB034 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

← #ADB033  ·  #ADB035 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADB034?

#ADB034 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 173, 176, 52). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADB034?

#ADB034 is RGB 173, 176, 52 — HSL 61°, 54%, 45% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 70%, 31%.

What colors go with #ADB034?

Its complement is #3735B1; analogous partners are #B17535 and #71B135. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADB034 for text?

Black text on #ADB034 has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.32:1.