What color is #AC9700?

#AC9700 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9700?

The RGB value is 172, 151, 0: 172 red, 151 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9700?

The complementary color is #0015AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9700?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9700 color

#AC9700 rgb(172, 151, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AC9700 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 59.2% green and 0% blue (172, 151, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sunken Gold (#B29700), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#AC9700 color codes

HEX	`#AC9700`
RGB	`rgb(172, 151, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 59.2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.43, -5.04, 66.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.43, 66.33, 94.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.081, 30.905, 4.486)`
Decimal	`11310848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9700, 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 #AC9700	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9700 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	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 #AC9700 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9700; }
.text { color: #ac9700; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9700; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 151 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9700, #6bac00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #AC9700?: #AC9700 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Sunken Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9700?: The RGB value is 172, 151, 0: 172 red, 151 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9700?: The complementary color is #0015AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9700?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.18:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.