#ACA039#ACA039
#ACA039 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.123 H 102.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA039 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 160, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 50%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 67%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7%, 66.9%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.13, -8.04, 53.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.13, 53.76, 98.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.66% -0.0269 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.66% 0.123 102.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3238, 34.2089, 8.8758) |
| Luminance | 0.3421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.81
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.04
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.76
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.34
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.39
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA039 #3945AC
analogous
#AC6639 #ACA039 #7FAC39
triadic
#ACA039 #39ACA0 #A039AC
tetradic
#ACA039 #39AC66 #3945AC #AC397F
square
#ACA039 #39AC66 #3945AC #AC397F
split-complementary
#ACA039 #397FAC #6639AC
monochromatic
#504A1B #7E752A #ACA039 #C8BD5A #D8CF88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#ACA039 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#ACA039 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA039
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA039 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA039 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9B2B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A03F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9958B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca039; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 160, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.123 102.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bb75',
500: '#aca039',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca039; $custom-light: #c8bb75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca039",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 160,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.739,
"s": 50.218,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69663,
"c": 0.12279,
"h": 102.6
},
"luminance": 0.34208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA039
secondary
#7F86C2
accent
#5DDA4E
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#131109
muted
#82807B