#AC9E2F#AC9E2F
#AC9E2F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.128 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC9E2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 158, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.1%, 72.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.51, -7.52, 56.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.51, 57.05, 97.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.15% -0.0265 0.1252) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.15% 0.128 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7545, 33.4309, 7.5743) |
| Luminance | 0.3343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.63
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.83
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.87
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.64
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.87
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC9E2F #2F3DAC
analogous
#AC5F2F #AC9E2F #7BAC2F
triadic
#AC9E2F #2FAC9E #9E2FAC
tetradic
#AC9E2F #2FAC5F #2F3DAC #AC2F7B
square
#AC9E2F #2FAC5F #2F3DAC #AC2F7B
split-complementary
#AC9E2F #2F7BAC #5F2FAC
monochromatic
#4C4615 #7C7222 #AC9E2F #CEBF4B #DBD07B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#AC9E2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#AC9E2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC9E2F
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC9E2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC9E2F | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD991C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B19F36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B99388
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac9e2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 158, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.128 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8ba6f',
500: '#ac9e2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac9e2f; $custom-light: #c8ba6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac9e2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 158,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.28,
"s": 57.078,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69147,
"c": 0.128,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.3343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC9E2F
secondary
#747DC3
accent
#59E047
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#141108
muted
#82807B