What color is #ACA67C?

#ACA67C 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 #ACA67C?

The RGB value is 172, 166, 124: 172 red, 166 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA67C?

The complementary color is #7C82AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA67C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA67C color

#ACA67C rgb(172, 166, 124)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACA67C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.1% green and 48.6% blue (172, 166, 124).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 22% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#ACA67C color codes

HEX	`#ACA67C`
RGB	`rgb(172, 166, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 22%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.65, -4.62, 22.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.65, 23.05, 101.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.288, 37.499, 24.497)`
Decimal	`11314812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA67C, 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 #ACA67C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA67C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #ACA67C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca67c; }
.text { color: #aca67c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca67c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 166 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca67c, #9aac7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ACA67C?: #ACA67C 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 #ACA67C?: The RGB value is 172, 166, 124: 172 red, 166 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA67C?: The complementary color is #7C82AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA67C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.