#ACA98E#ACA98E
#ACA98E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.038 H 102.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACA98E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 169, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 15%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 17%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 17.4%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.82, -3.58, 14.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.82, 14.79, 104.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73% -0.0079 0.0369) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73% 0.038 102) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0834, 39.1000, 31.2321) |
| Luminance | 0.3910 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 1.85
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 2.53
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.59
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 4.77
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.16
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACA98E #8E91AC
analogous
#AC9A8E #ACA98E #A0AC8E
triadic
#ACA98E #8EACA9 #A98EAC
tetradic
#ACA98E #8EAC9A #8E91AC #AC8EA0
square
#ACA98E #8EAC9A #8E91AC #AC8EA0
split-complementary
#ACA98E #8EA0AC #9A8EAC
monochromatic
#6E6C51 #928E6B #ACA98E #C6C4B1 #E0DFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#ACA98E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#ACA98E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACA98E
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACA98E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACA98E | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA78C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA98F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aca98e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 169, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.038 102.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c2af',
500: '#aca98e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aca98e; $custom-light: #c5c2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aca98e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 169,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54,
"s": 15.306,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72997,
"c": 0.03775,
"h": 102
},
"luminance": 0.391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACA98E
secondary
#C5C6D0
accent
#549A4C
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#121210
muted
#81817F