#ACAD25#ACAD25
#ACAD25 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.148 H 110.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACAD25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 173, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 65%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 79%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 78.6%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.60, -15.77, 63.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.60, 65.67, 103.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.39% -0.0505 0.1387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.39% 0.148 110) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2920, 38.7923, 7.5365) |
| Luminance | 0.3879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.63
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.75
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.46
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.39
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.68
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACAD25 #2625AD
analogous
#AD6A25 #ACAD25 #68AD25
triadic
#ACAD25 #25ACAD #AD25AC
tetradic
#ACAD25 #25AD6A #2625AD #AD2568
square
#ACAD25 #25AD6A #2625AD #AD2568
split-complementary
#ACAD25 #2568AD #6A25AD
monochromatic
#48480F #7A7B1A #ACAD25 #D4D53A #DFE06D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#ACAD25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.76
#ACAD25 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACAD25
8.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACAD25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACAD25 | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.76 | 8.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA500
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDA931
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A294
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acad25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 173, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.148 110.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c56c',
500: '#acad25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acad25; $custom-light: #c9c56c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acad25",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 173,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.441,
"s": 64.762,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72391,
"c": 0.14757,
"h": 110
},
"luminance": 0.38791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACAD25
secondary
#6868C6
accent
#40E841
background
#FCFCF6
surface
#F9F8EC
border
#D2D1C7
text
#141208
muted
#82817B