#ACAD35#ACAD35
#ACAD35 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.389; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.138 H 109.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACAD35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 173, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 53%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 69%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0.6%, 0%, 69.4%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.69, -15.05, 58.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.69, 60.29, 104.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.49% -0.0471 0.1302) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.49% 0.138 109.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6005, 38.9158, 9.1617) |
| Luminance | 0.3891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.26
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.55
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 4.25
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.76
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.09
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACAD35 #3635AD
analogous
#AD7235 #ACAD35 #70AD35
triadic
#ACAD35 #35ACAD #AD35AC
tetradic
#ACAD35 #35AD72 #3635AD #AD3570
square
#ACAD35 #35AD72 #3635AD #AD3570
split-complementary
#ACAD35 #3570AD #7235AD
monochromatic
#4F4F18 #7D7E27 #ACAD35 #CACB54 #D8D983
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#ACAD35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.78
#ACAD35 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACAD35
8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACAD35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACAD35 | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.78 | 8.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBA622
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BCA93E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A295
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acad35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 173, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.138 109.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c574',
500: '#acad35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acad35; $custom-light: #c8c574; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acad35",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 173,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.5,
"s": 53.097,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72491,
"c": 0.13841,
"h": 109.9
},
"luminance": 0.38915
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACAD35
secondary
#7C7BC3
accent
#4BDD4D
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#141209
muted
#82817B