#ACAE23#ACAE23
#ACAE23 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.149 H 110.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACAE23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 174, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 79.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.87, -16.35, 64.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.87, 66.60, 104.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.6% -0.0523 0.14) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.6% 0.149 110.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4539, 39.1651, 7.4398) |
| Luminance | 0.3916 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.80
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.96
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.09
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.18
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.30
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACAE23 #2523AE
analogous
#AE6A23 #ACAE23 #66AE23
triadic
#ACAE23 #23ACAE #AE23AC
tetradic
#ACAE23 #23AE6A #2523AE #AE2366
square
#ACAE23 #23AE6A #2523AE #AE2366
split-complementary
#ACAE23 #2366AE #6A23AE
monochromatic
#47480F #7A7B19 #ACAE23 #D5D737 #DFE16A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#ACAE23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.83
#ACAE23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACAE23
8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACAE23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACAE23 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.83 | 8.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAA30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A395
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acae23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 174, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.149 110.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c56c',
500: '#acae23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acae23; $custom-light: #c9c56c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acae23",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 174,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.863,
"s": 66.507,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72604,
"c": 0.14948,
"h": 110.5
},
"luminance": 0.39164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACAE23
secondary
#6766C7
accent
#3EE941
background
#FCFCF6
surface
#F9F8EC
border
#D2D1C7
text
#141207
muted
#82817A