What color is #ACA86E?

#ACA86E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA86E?

The RGB value is 172, 168, 110: 172 red, 168 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA86E?

The complementary color is #6E72AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA86E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA86E color

#ACA86E rgb(172, 168, 110)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACA86E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.9% green and 43.1% blue (172, 168, 110).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 27% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 36% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#ACA86E color codes

HEX	`#ACA86E`
RGB	`rgb(172, 168, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 27%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 36%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 36%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.95, -7.5, 30.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.95, 31.43, 103.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.831, 37.902, 20.283)`
Decimal	`11315310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA86E, 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 #ACA86E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA86E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #ACA86E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca86e; }
.text { color: #aca86e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca86e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 168 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca86e, #91ac6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ACA86E?: #ACA86E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA86E?: The RGB value is 172, 168, 110: 172 red, 168 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA86E?: The complementary color is #6E72AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA86E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.