Palettes / Colors / #AEB730

#AEB730 — Yellow

#AEB730 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 #AEB730 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.

#AEB730 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 #3930B5; it also sits naturally between #B57C30 and #6AB530. 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 72% · Blue 19%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 74% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #AEB730

.text { color: #AEB730; }
.background { background-color: #AEB730; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AEB730; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 183, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(64, 58%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AEB730; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 183, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AEB730; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 183, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AEB730">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AEB730">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3930B5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AEB730: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AEB730

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 #AEB730 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 #AEB730 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

← #AEB72F  ·  #AEB731 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AEB730?

#AEB730 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 174, 183, 48). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AEB730?

#AEB730 is RGB 174, 183, 48 — HSL 64°, 58%, 45% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 74%, 28%.

What colors go with #AEB730?

Its complement is #3930B5; analogous partners are #B57C30 and #6AB530. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AEB730 for text?

Black text on #AEB730 has a contrast ratio of 9.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.