#ACA23F#ACA23F
#ACA23F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.120 H 103.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA23F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 162, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 46%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 63%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 63.4%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, -8.72, 51.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 51.93, 99.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.15% -0.0281 0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.15% 0.12 103.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8319, 34.9714, 9.8277) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.80
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.16
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.58
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.69
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.70
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA23F #3F49AC
analogous
#AC6B3F #ACA23F #7FAC3F
triadic
#ACA23F #3FACA2 #A23FAC
tetradic
#ACA23F #3FAC6B #3F49AC #AC3F7F
square
#ACA23F #3FAC6B #3F49AC #AC3F7F
split-complementary
#ACA23F #3F7FAC #6B3FAC
monochromatic
#524E1E #7F782F #ACA23F #C6BD63 #D6D08F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#ACA23F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#ACA23F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA23F
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA23F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA23F | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09D33
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A245
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8978D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca23f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 162, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.120 103.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bd79',
500: '#aca23f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca23f; $custom-light: #c8bd79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca23f",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 162,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.495,
"s": 46.383,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70154,
"c": 0.11995,
"h": 103.5
},
"luminance": 0.3497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA23F
secondary
#868BC1
accent
#5ED652
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#131209
muted
#82817B