What color is #A5AC48?

#A5AC48 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5AC48?

The RGB value is 165, 172, 72: 165 red, 172 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5AC48?

The complementary color is #4F48AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5AC48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5AC48 color

#A5AC48 rgb(165, 172, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A5AC48 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 67.5% green and 28.2% blue (165, 172, 72).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 41% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 58% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Palm (#AFAF5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.59:1).

#A5AC48 color codes

HEX	`#A5AC48`
RGB	`rgb(165, 172, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 67.5%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 41%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 58%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 58%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68, -16.28, 49.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68, 52.08, 108.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.44, 37.973, 11.803)`
Decimal	`10857544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5AC48, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A5AC48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5AC48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A5AC48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5ac48; }
.text { color: #a5ac48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5ac48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 172 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5ac48, #73ac48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A5AC48?: #A5AC48 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5AC48?: The RGB value is 165, 172, 72: 165 red, 172 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5AC48?: The complementary color is #4F48AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5AC48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.