Palettes / Colors / #AEAE32

#AEAE32 — Yellow

#AEAE32 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 #AEAE32 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.

#AEAE32 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 #3232AE; it also sits naturally between #AE7032 and #70AE32. 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 68% · Blue 20%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 71% · Key 32%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEAE32

.text { color: #AEAE32; }
.background { background-color: #AEAE32; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEAE32; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 174, 50); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 55%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEAE32; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 174, 50, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEAE32; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 174, 50, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEAE32">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEAE32">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3232AE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEAE32: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEAE32

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 #AEAE32 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 #AEAE32 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEAE32?

#AEAE32 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 174, 174, 50). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEAE32?

#AEAE32 is RGB 174, 174, 50 — HSL 60°, 55%, 44% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 71%, 32%.

What colors go with #AEAE32?

Its complement is #3232AE; analogous partners are #AE7032 and #70AE32. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEAE32 for text?

Black text on #AEAE32 has a contrast ratio of 8.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.36:1.