#ACA93E#ACA93E
#ACA93E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.128 H 107.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA93E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 169, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 64%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 64%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.65, -12.45, 53.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.65, 55.10, 103.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.68% -0.0388 0.1217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.68% 0.128 107.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0718, 37.4954, 10.1044) |
| Luminance | 0.3749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.69
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.15
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.87
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 6.03
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 6.09
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA93E #3E41AC
analogous
#AC723E #ACA93E #78AC3E
triadic
#ACA93E #3EACA9 #A93EAC
tetradic
#ACA93E #3EAC72 #3E41AC #AC3E78
square
#ACA93E #3EAC72 #3E41AC #AC3E78
split-complementary
#ACA93E #3E78AC #723EAC
monochromatic
#52511E #7F7D2E #ACA93E #C6C361 #D6D48E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#ACA93E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.50
#ACA93E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA93E
8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA93E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA93E | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.50 | 8.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A330
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A745
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89E93
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca93e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 169, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.128 107.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c279',
500: '#aca93e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca93e; $custom-light: #c8c279; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca93e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 169,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.364,
"s": 47.009,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7168,
"c": 0.12774,
"h": 107.7
},
"luminance": 0.37494
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA93E
secondary
#8586C1
accent
#55D751
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F7EE
border
#D2D0C9
text
#131209
muted
#82817B