#ACAA4E#ACAA4E
#ACAA4E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.381; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.115 H 107.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACAA4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 170, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 55%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 54.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.07, -11.80, 46.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.07, 48.37, 104.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.07% -0.0352 0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.07% 0.115 107.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7640, 38.0711, 12.8288) |
| Luminance | 0.3807 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.10
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.95
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.58
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.19
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 6.87
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 7.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACAA4E #4E50AC
analogous
#AC7B4E #ACAA4E #7FAC4E
triadic
#ACAA4E #4EACAA #AA4EAC
tetradic
#ACAA4E #4EAC7B #4E50AC #AC4E7F
square
#ACAA4E #4EAC7B #4E50AC #AC4E7F
split-complementary
#ACAA4E #4E7FAC #7B4EAC
monochromatic
#585728 #82803B #ACAA4E #C1BF76 #D4D3A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#ACAA4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#ACAA4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACAA4E
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACAA4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACAA4E | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A445
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8A853
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7A096
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acaa4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 170, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.115 107.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c382',
500: '#acaa4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acaa4e; $custom-light: #c7c382; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acaa4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 170,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.723,
"s": 37.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72068,
"c": 0.11493,
"h": 107.8
},
"luminance": 0.3807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACAA4E
secondary
#9596C1
accent
#5DCE5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C