Palettes / Colors / #AEB357

#AEB357 — Muted Yellow

#AEB357 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#AEB357 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 #5B56B3; it also sits naturally between #B38956 and #80B356. 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 70% · Blue 34%

Cyan 3% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 51% · Key 30%

Previews

CSS code for #AEB357

.text { color: #AEB357; }
.background { background-color: #AEB357; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEB357; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 179, 87); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(63, 38%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEB357; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 179, 87, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEB357; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 179, 87, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEB357">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEB357">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5B56B3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEB357: #000000.

How #AEB357 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 #AEB357 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AEB356  ·  #AEB358 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEB357?

#AEB357 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 174, 179, 87). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEB357?

#AEB357 is RGB 174, 179, 87 — HSL 63°, 38%, 52% — CMYK 3%, 0%, 51%, 30%.

What colors go with #AEB357?

Its complement is #5B56B3; analogous partners are #B38956 and #80B356. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEB357 for text?

Black text on #AEB357 has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.24:1.