#ACA489#ACA489
#ACA489 is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.039 H 93.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA489 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 164, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(46, 17%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(46, 20%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 20.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.37, -1.66, 15.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.37, 15.17, 96.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.82% -0.0023 0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.82% 0.039 93.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8039, 37.1283, 28.9951) |
| Luminance | 0.3713 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 1.03
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 1.41
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.89
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 4.45
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.00
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA489 #8991AC
analogous
#AC9289 #ACA489 #A2AC89
triadic
#ACA489 #89ACA4 #A489AC
tetradic
#ACA489 #89AC92 #8991AC #AC89A2
square
#ACA489 #89AC92 #8991AC #AC89A2
split-complementary
#ACA489 #89A2AC #9289AC
monochromatic
#6E664D #918866 #ACA489 #C5C0AD #DFDBD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#ACA489 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.43
#ACA489 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA489
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA489 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA489 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.43 | 8.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA387
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA58A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2A09C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca489; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 164, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.039 93.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5beab',
500: '#aca489',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca489; $custom-light: #c5beab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca489",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 164,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 46.286,
"s": 17.413,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71818,
"c": 0.03878,
"h": 93.4
},
"luminance": 0.37128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA489
secondary
#C2C5CF
accent
#5D9C4A
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F