#ACA337#ACA337
#ACA337 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.127 H 104.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA337 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 163, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 68%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.94, -9.74, 54.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.94, 55.68, 100.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.3% -0.0319 0.123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.3% 0.127 104.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8013, 35.2420, 8.7936) |
| Luminance | 0.3524 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
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#A2A415
ΔE00 3.83
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.09
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.92
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.28
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.49
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA337 #3740AC
analogous
#AC6937 #ACA337 #7AAC37
triadic
#ACA337 #37ACA3 #A337AC
tetradic
#ACA337 #37AC69 #3740AC #AC377A
square
#ACA337 #37AC69 #3740AC #AC377A
split-complementary
#ACA337 #377AAC #6937AC
monochromatic
#4F4B19 #7E7728 #ACA337 #C9C057 #D8D285
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#ACA337 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#ACA337 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA337
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA337 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA337 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B19D28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A23E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9988D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca337; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 163, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.127 104.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8be74',
500: '#aca337',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca337; $custom-light: #c8be74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca337",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 163,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.385,
"s": 51.542,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70301,
"c": 0.12707,
"h": 104.5
},
"luminance": 0.35241
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA337
secondary
#7D82C2
accent
#58DB4D
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#131209
muted
#82817B