#ACB356#ACB356
#ACB356 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.417; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.118 H 112.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ACB356 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 179, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(65, 38%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(65, 52%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.9%, 0%, 52%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.65, -15.76, 46.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.65, 48.69, 108.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.15% -0.0456 0.1085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.15% 0.118 112.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8137, 41.6834, 15.0140) |
| Luminance | 0.4168 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 4.50
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.70
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 4.90
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 4.96
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 5.51
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ACB356 #5D56B3
analogous
#B38C56 #ACB356 #7EB356
triadic
#ACB356 #56ACB3 #B356AC
tetradic
#ACB356 #56B38C #5D56B3 #B3567E
square
#ACB356 #56B38C #5D56B3 #B3567E
split-complementary
#ACB356 #567EB3 #8C56B3
monochromatic
#5E622C #878D3F #ACB356 #C1C680 #D5D9AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#ACB356 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.34
#ACB356 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ACB356
9.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ACB356 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ACB356 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.34 | 9.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFAC4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFAE5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6AA9E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #acb356; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 179, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.118 112.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c988',
500: '#acb356',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #acb356; $custom-light: #c7c988; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#acb356",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 179,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64.516,
"s": 37.959,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74153,
"c": 0.11764,
"h": 112.8
},
"luminance": 0.41683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ACB356
secondary
#A19EC7
accent
#5ACE63
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F8F8F0
border
#D1D1CB
text
#13130C
muted
#82827D