#ACA73B#ACA73B
#ACA73B is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.128 H 106.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA73B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 167, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(57, 49%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(57, 66%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 65.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.07, -11.60, 54.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.07, 55.56, 102.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.21% -0.0367 0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.21% 0.128 106.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6225, 36.7249, 9.5597) |
| Luminance | 0.3672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.51
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.91
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 6.13
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.19
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 6.24
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA73B #3B40AC
analogous
#AC6E3B #ACA73B #78AC3B
triadic
#ACA73B #3BACA7 #A73BAC
tetradic
#ACA73B #3BAC6E #3B40AC #AC3B78
square
#ACA73B #3BAC6E #3B40AC #AC3B78
split-complementary
#ACA73B #3B78AC #6E3BAC
monochromatic
#514F1C #7E7B2B #ACA73B #C7C35D #D7D48A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#ACA73B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#ACA73B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA73B
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA73B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA73B | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5A12D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A542
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89C91
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca73b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 167, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.128 106.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c077',
500: '#aca73b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca73b; $custom-light: #c8c077; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca73b",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 167,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.345,
"s": 48.918,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71213,
"c": 0.12801,
"h": 106.7
},
"luminance": 0.36724
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA73B
secondary
#8184C1
accent
#55D84F
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#131209
muted
#82817B