What color is #ACA874?

#ACA874 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACA874?

The RGB value is 172, 168, 116: 172 red, 168 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA874?

The complementary color is #7478AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA874 color

#ACA874 rgb(172, 168, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACA874 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 65.9% green and 45.5% blue (172, 168, 116).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 25% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 33% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#ACA874 color codes

HEX	`#ACA874`
RGB	`rgb(172, 168, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 65.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 25%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 33%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 33%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.05, -6.76, 27.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.05, 28.26, 103.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.169, 38.038, 22.062)`
Decimal	`11315316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA874, 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 #ACA874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #ACA874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca874; }
.text { color: #aca874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 168 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca874, #94ac74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ACA874?: #ACA874 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACA874?: The RGB value is 172, 168, 116: 172 red, 168 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA874?: The complementary color is #7478AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.