#ACB228#ACB228
#ACB228 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.151 H 112.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACB228 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 178, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(63, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(63, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.4%, 0%, 77.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.01, -18.19, 64.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.01, 66.64, 105.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.52% -0.057 0.14) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.52% 0.151 112.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3178, 40.7655, 8.1205) |
| Luminance | 0.4077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 2.20
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.18
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 3.66
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 4.02
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.03
Barf Green
#94AC02
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACB228 #2E28B2
analogous
#B27328 #ACB228 #67B228
triadic
#ACB228 #28ACB2 #B228AC
tetradic
#ACB228 #28B273 #2E28B2 #B22867
square
#ACB228 #28B273 #2E28B2 #B22867
split-complementary
#ACB228 #2867B2 #7328B2
monochromatic
#4B4E12 #7C801D #ACB228 #CED543 #DBE075
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#ACB228 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.15
#ACB228 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACB228
9.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACB228 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACB228 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.15 | 9.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0AA00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0AD34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8A798
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acb228; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 178, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.151 112.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8c86e',
500: '#acb228',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acb228; $custom-light: #c8c86e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acb228",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 178,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 62.609,
"s": 63.303,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73524,
"c": 0.15114,
"h": 112.2
},
"luminance": 0.40765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACB228
secondary
#726FC7
accent
#41E649
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#141308
muted
#82827B