#ACA55D#ACA55D
#ACA55D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.094 H 103.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA55D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 165, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 32%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 46%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 45.9%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.88, -7.80, 38.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.88, 38.84, 101.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.18% -0.0221 0.0914) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.18% 0.094 103.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4449, 36.4722, 15.6845) |
| Luminance | 0.3647 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 1.25
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.07
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.20
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 7.29
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.57
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA55D #5D64AC
analogous
#AC7E5D #ACA55D #8BAC5D
triadic
#ACA55D #5DACA5 #A55DAC
tetradic
#ACA55D #5DAC7E #5D64AC #AC5D8B
square
#ACA55D #5DAC7E #5D64AC #AC5D8B
split-complementary
#ACA55D #5D8BAC #7E5DAC
monochromatic
#5E5A30 #878145 #ACA55D #C1BB85 #D5D2AE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#ACA55D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#ACA55D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA55D
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA55D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA55D | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A057
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A560
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69C94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca55d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 165, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.094 103.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bf8c',
500: '#aca55d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca55d; $custom-light: #c6bf8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca55d",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 165,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.684,
"s": 32.245,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71177,
"c": 0.09405,
"h": 103.6
},
"luminance": 0.36471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA55D
secondary
#A1A4C4
accent
#69C85F
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D