What color is #ACA682?

#ACA682 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 #ACA682?

The RGB value is 172, 166, 130: 172 red, 166 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA682?

The complementary color is #8288AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA682?

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.

#ACA682 color

#ACA682 rgb(172, 166, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACA682 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.1% green and 51% blue (172, 166, 130).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 20% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 24% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#ACA682 color codes

HEX	`#ACA682`
RGB	`rgb(172, 166, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 20%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 24%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 24%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.77, -3.78, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.77, 19.83, 100.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.679, 37.655, 26.556)`
Decimal	`11314818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA682, 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 #ACA682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA682 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 #ACA682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca682; }
.text { color: #aca682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 166 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca682, #9dac82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ACA682?: #ACA682 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 #ACA682?: The RGB value is 172, 166, 130: 172 red, 166 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA682?: The complementary color is #8288AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA682?: 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.