#ACA86F#ACA86F
#ACA86F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.077 H 104.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA86F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 168, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 27%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 35%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 35.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.96, -7.38, 30.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.96, 30.90, 103.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.13% -0.0195 0.0741) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.13% 0.077 104.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8855, 37.9244, 20.5709) |
| Luminance | 0.3792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.41
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.52
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.80
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.34
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.59
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA86F #6F73AC
analogous
#AC896F #ACA86F #91AC6F
triadic
#ACA86F #6FACA8 #A86FAC
tetradic
#ACA86F #6FAC89 #6F73AC #AC6F91
square
#ACA86F #6FAC89 #6F73AC #AC6F91
split-complementary
#ACA86F #6F91AC #896FAC
monochromatic
#66633B #8D8951 #ACA86F #C2BF96 #D9D7BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#ACA86F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#ACA86F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA86F
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA86F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA86F | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A46B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A771
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca86f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 168, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.077 104.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c199',
500: '#aca86f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca86f; $custom-light: #c5c199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca86f",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 168,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.066,
"s": 26.872,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72125,
"c": 0.07658,
"h": 104.7
},
"luminance": 0.37924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA86F
secondary
#AFB0C8
accent
#6BC365
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E