What color is #ACA159?

#ACA159 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA159?

The RGB value is 172, 161, 89: 172 red, 161 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA159?

The complementary color is #5964AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA159?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA159 color

#ACA159 rgb(172, 161, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACA159 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.1% green and 34.9% blue (172, 161, 89).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 33% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 48% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#ACA159 color codes

HEX	`#ACA159`
RGB	`rgb(172, 161, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 33%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 48%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 48%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, -6.07, 38.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 39.17, 98.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.562, 34.983, 14.539)`
Decimal	`11313497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA159, 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 #ACA159	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA159 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	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 #ACA159 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca159; }
.text { color: #aca159; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca159; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 161 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca159, #8dac59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ACA159?: #ACA159 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA159?: The RGB value is 172, 161, 89: 172 red, 161 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA159?: The complementary color is #5964AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA159?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.