What color is #ACA980?

#ACA980 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 #ACA980?

The RGB value is 172, 169, 128: 172 red, 169 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACA980?

The complementary color is #8083AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACA980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACA980 color

#ACA980 rgb(172, 169, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACA980 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 66.3% green and 50.2% blue (172, 169, 128).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#ACA980 color codes

HEX	`#ACA980`
RGB	`rgb(172, 169, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 66.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 26%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 26%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.54, -5.67, 21.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.54, 22.34, 104.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.098, 38.706, 26.04)`
Decimal	`11315584`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACA980, 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 #ACA980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACA980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #ACA980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aca980; }
.text { color: #aca980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aca980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 169 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aca980, #99ac80); }

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Questions

What color is #ACA980?: #ACA980 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 #ACA980?: The RGB value is 172, 169, 128: 172 red, 169 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACA980?: The complementary color is #8083AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACA980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.