What color is #ACA58F?

#ACA58F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA58F?

The RGB value is 172, 165, 143: 172 red, 165 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA58F?

The complementary color is #8F96AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA58F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA58F color

#ACA58F rgb(172, 165, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #ACA58F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.7% green and 56.1% blue (172, 165, 143).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 15% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.53:1).

#ACA58F color codes

HEX	`#ACA58F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 165, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 64.7%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 15%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 17%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, -1.26, 12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 12.39, 95.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.426, 37.665, 31.385)`
Decimal	`11314575`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA58F, 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 #ACA58F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA58F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.53:1	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 #ACA58F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca58f; }
.text { color: #aca58f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca58f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 165 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca58f, #a5ac8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #ACA58F?: #ACA58F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA58F?: The RGB value is 172, 165, 143: 172 red, 165 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA58F?: The complementary color is #8F96AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA58F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.