What color is #ACA376?

#ACA376 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA376?

The RGB value is 172, 163, 118: 172 red, 163 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA376?

The complementary color is #767FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA376?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA376 color

#ACA376 rgb(172, 163, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ACA376 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 63.9% green and 46.3% blue (172, 163, 118).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 31% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#ACA376 color codes

HEX	`#ACA376`
RGB	`rgb(172, 163, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 63.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 31%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 31%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.73, -3.82, 24.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.73, 24.9, 98.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.381, 36.274, 22.379)`
Decimal	`11314038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA376, 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 #ACA376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	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 #ACA376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca376; }
.text { color: #aca376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 163 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca376, #9aac76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ACA376?: #ACA376 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA376?: The RGB value is 172, 163, 118: 172 red, 163 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA376?: The complementary color is #767FAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA376?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 and white text 2.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.