#ACA63A#ACA63A
#ACA63A is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.128 H 106.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA63A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 166, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 50%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 66%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 66.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.79, -11.14, 54.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.79, 55.58, 101.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.98% -0.0355 0.1227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.98% 0.128 106.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4143, 36.3497, 9.3636) |
| Luminance | 0.3635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.53
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.89
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.13
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.24
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 6.31
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA63A #3A40AC
analogous
#AC6D3A #ACA63A #79AC3A
triadic
#ACA63A #3AACA6 #A63AAC
tetradic
#ACA63A #3AAC6D #3A40AC #AC3A79
square
#ACA63A #3AAC6D #3A40AC #AC3A79
split-complementary
#ACA63A #3A79AC #6D3AAC
monochromatic
#504E1B #7E7A2B #ACA63A #C8C25B #D7D389
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#ACA63A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.27
#ACA63A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA63A
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA63A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA63A | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.27 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4A02B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6A541
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89B90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca63a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 166, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.128 106.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c076',
500: '#aca63a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca63a; $custom-light: #c8c076; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca63a",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 166,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.842,
"s": 49.565,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70984,
"c": 0.12777,
"h": 106.1
},
"luminance": 0.36349
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA63A
secondary
#8084C2
accent
#56D94F
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#131209
muted
#82817B