Palettes / Colors / #AEB102

#AEB102 — Vivid Yellow

#AEB102 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #AEB102 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.

#AEB102 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 #0502B1; it also sits naturally between #B15C02 and #56B102. 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 1%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 99% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEB102

.text { color: #AEB102; }
.background { background-color: #AEB102; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEB102; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 177, 2); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(61, 98%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEB102; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 177, 2, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEB102; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 177, 2, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEB102">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEB102">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AEB102

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0502B1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEB102: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEB102

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 #AEB102 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 #AEB102 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

← #AEB101  ·  #AEB103 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEB102?

#AEB102 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 174, 177, 2). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEB102?

#AEB102 is RGB 174, 177, 2 — HSL 61°, 98%, 35% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 99%, 31%.

What colors go with #AEB102?

Its complement is #0502B1; analogous partners are #B15C02 and #56B102. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEB102 for text?

Black text on #AEB102 has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.31:1.