What color is #ACA57C?

#ACA57C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA57C?

The RGB value is 172, 165, 124: 172 red, 165 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA57C?

The complementary color is #7C83AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA57C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA57C color

#ACA57C rgb(172, 165, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACA57C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.7% green and 48.6% blue (172, 165, 124).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#ACA57C color codes

HEX	`#ACA57C`
RGB	`rgb(172, 165, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 64.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.38, -4.09, 22.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.38, 22.59, 100.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.107, 37.137, 24.436)`
Decimal	`11314556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA57C, 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 #ACA57C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA57C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	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 #ACA57C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca57c; }
.text { color: #aca57c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca57c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 165 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca57c, #9bac7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ACA57C?: #ACA57C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA57C?: The RGB value is 172, 165, 124: 172 red, 165 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA57C?: The complementary color is #7C83AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA57C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.43:1 and white text 2.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.