Palettes / Colors / #AEA005

#AEA005 — Vivid Yellow

#AEA005 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#AEA005 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 #0513AD; it also sits naturally between #AD4B05 and #67AD05. 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 63% · Blue 2%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 97% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEA005

.text { color: #AEA005; }
.background { background-color: #AEA005; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEA005; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 160, 5); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 94%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEA005; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 160, 5, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEA005; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 160, 5, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEA005">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEA005">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEA005

Tints of #AEA005

Tones of #AEA005

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0513AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEA005: #000000.

How #AEA005 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 #AEA005 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

← #AEA004  ·  #AEA006 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEA005?

#AEA005 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 174, 160, 5). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEA005?

#AEA005 is RGB 174, 160, 5 — HSL 55°, 94%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 8%, 97%, 32%.

What colors go with #AEA005?

Its complement is #0513AD; analogous partners are #AD4B05 and #67AD05. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEA005 for text?

Black text on #AEA005 has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.68:1.