#ACAA5A#ACAA5A
#ACAA5A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.103 H 107.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACAA5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 170, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(59, 33%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(59, 48%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 1.2%, 47.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.21, -10.73, 41.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.21, 42.58, 104.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.22% -0.0308 0.0982) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.22% 0.103 107.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2342, 38.2591, 15.3049) |
| Luminance | 0.3826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.36
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.16
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 7.21
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.36
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 7.67
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 7.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACAA5A #5A5CAC
analogous
#AC815A #ACAA5A #85AC5A
triadic
#ACAA5A #5AACAA #AA5AAC
tetradic
#ACAA5A #5AAC81 #5A5CAC #AC5A85
square
#ACAA5A #5AAC81 #5A5CAC #AC5A85
split-complementary
#ACAA5A #5A85AC #815AAC
monochromatic
#5D5C2F #868443 #ACAA5A #C0BF83 #D5D4AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#ACAA5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#ACAA5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACAA5A
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACAA5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACAA5A | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6A453
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A85E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A197
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acaa5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 170, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.103 107.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c38a',
500: '#acaa5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acaa5a; $custom-light: #c6c38a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acaa5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 170,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.537,
"s": 33.065,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72223,
"c": 0.10288,
"h": 107.4
},
"luminance": 0.38258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACAA5A
secondary
#9FA0C3
accent
#61C95F
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120C
muted
#82817D