#ACAB8A#ACAB8A
#ACAB8A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.046 H 106.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACAB8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 171, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 17%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 20%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0.6%, 19.8%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.28, -5.27, 17.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.28, 17.96, 107.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.33% -0.0126 0.0439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.33% 0.046 106) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1634, 39.7319, 29.8038) |
| Luminance | 0.3973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.16
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.63
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 5.57
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.58
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 6.93
Sage Green
#9CAF88
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACAB8A #8A8BAC
analogous
#AC9A8A #ACAB8A #9CAC8A
triadic
#ACAB8A #8AACAB #AB8AAC
tetradic
#ACAB8A #8AAC9A #8A8BAC #AC8A9C
square
#ACAB8A #8AAC9A #8A8BAC #AC8A9C
split-complementary
#ACAB8A #8A9CAC #9A8AAC
monochromatic
#6E6D4E #929067 #ACAB8A #C5C5AE #DFDED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#ACAB8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#ACAB8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACAB8A
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACAB8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACAB8A | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A888
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2AA8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1A7A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acab8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 171, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.046 106.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c4ac',
500: '#acab8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acab8a; $custom-light: #c5c4ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acab8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 171,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 58.235,
"s": 17,
"l": 60.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73328,
"c": 0.04569,
"h": 106
},
"luminance": 0.39731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACAB8A
secondary
#C2C3CF
accent
#4D9B4A
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F8F8F4
border
#D1D1CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F