What color is #AC9E60?

#AC9E60 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AC9E60?

The RGB value is 172, 158, 96: 172 red, 158 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AC9E60?

The complementary color is #606EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AC9E60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AC9E60 color

#AC9E60 rgb(172, 158, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AC9E60 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 62% green and 37.6% blue (172, 158, 96).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 31% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.81:1).

#AC9E60 color codes

HEX	`#AC9E60`
RGB	`rgb(172, 158, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 62%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 31%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, -3.74, 34.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 34.38, 96.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.352, 34.07, 15.989)`
Decimal	`11312736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AC9E60, 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 #AC9E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AC9E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.81:1	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 #AC9E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ac9e60; }
.text { color: #ac9e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ac9e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 158 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ac9e60, #94ac60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AC9E60?: #AC9E60 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AC9E60?: The RGB value is 172, 158, 96: 172 red, 158 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AC9E60?: The complementary color is #606EAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AC9E60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.81:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.