Palettes / Colors / #AEB044

#AEB044 — Muted Yellow

#AEB044 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 #AEB044 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.

#AEB044 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 #4645B0; it also sits naturally between #B07C45 and #79B045. 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 27%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 61% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEB044

.text { color: #AEB044; }
.background { background-color: #AEB044; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEB044; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 176, 68); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 44%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEB044; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 176, 68, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEB044; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 176, 68, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEB044">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEB044">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4645B0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEB044: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEB044

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 #AEB044 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 #AEB044 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

← #AEB043  ·  #AEB045 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEB044?

#AEB044 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 174, 176, 68). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEB044?

#AEB044 is RGB 174, 176, 68 — HSL 61°, 44%, 48% — CMYK 1%, 0%, 61%, 31%.

What colors go with #AEB044?

Its complement is #4645B0; analogous partners are #B07C45 and #79B045. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEB044 for text?

Black text on #AEB044 has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.