#ACAE28#ACAE28
#ACAE28 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.147 H 110.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACAE28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 174, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 77%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.89, -16.16, 63.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.89, 65.13, 104.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.63% -0.0514 0.1378) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.63% 0.147 110.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5335, 39.1969, 7.8591) |
| Luminance | 0.3920 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.97
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.00
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.26
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.21
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.42
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACAE28 #2A28AE
analogous
#AE6D28 #ACAE28 #69AE28
triadic
#ACAE28 #28ACAE #AE28AC
tetradic
#ACAE28 #28AE6D #2A28AE #AE2869
square
#ACAE28 #28AE6D #2A28AE #AE2869
split-complementary
#ACAE28 #2869AE #6D28AE
monochromatic
#4A4A11 #7B7C1D #ACAE28 #D1D340 #DDDF72
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#ACAE28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#ACAE28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACAE28
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACAE28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACAE28 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCA601
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDAA34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A395
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acae28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 174, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.147 110.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c56e',
500: '#acae28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acae28; $custom-light: #c8c56e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acae28",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 174,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.896,
"s": 62.617,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7263,
"c": 0.14708,
"h": 110.4
},
"luminance": 0.39196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACAE28
secondary
#6D6CC6
accent
#42E645
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#141208
muted
#82817B