#ACA223#ACA223
#ACA223 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.347; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.138 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA223 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 162, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 80%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 79.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.54, -10.14, 61.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.54, 62.45, 99.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.95% -0.035 0.1337) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.95% 0.138 104.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2383, 34.7339, 6.7013) |
| Luminance | 0.3473 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.98
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.20
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.79
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.55
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 5.86
Baby Poop Green
#8F9805
ΔE00 6.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA223 #232DAC
analogous
#AC5D23 #ACA223 #72AC23
triadic
#ACA223 #23ACA2 #A223AC
tetradic
#ACA223 #23AC5D #232DAC #AC2372
square
#ACA223 #23AC5D #232DAC #AC2372
split-complementary
#ACA223 #2372AC #5D23AC
monochromatic
#46420E #797219 #ACA223 #D6CA36 #E0D869
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#ACA223 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#ACA223 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA223
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA223 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA223 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19C00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A22E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9968B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca223; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 162, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.138 104.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bd6a',
500: '#aca223',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca223; $custom-light: #c9bd6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca223",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 162,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.62,
"s": 66.184,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69947,
"c": 0.13822,
"h": 104.7
},
"luminance": 0.34733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA223
secondary
#646CC6
accent
#4BE93F
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F6EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141207
muted
#82817A