What color is #ACAA84?

#ACAA84 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 #ACAA84?

The RGB value is 172, 170, 132: 172 red, 170 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAA84?

The complementary color is #8486AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAA84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAA84 color

#ACAA84 rgb(172, 170, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACAA84 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 66.7% green and 51.8% blue (172, 170, 132).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#ACAA84 color codes

HEX	`#ACAA84`
RGB	`rgb(172, 170, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 66.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 23%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.89, -5.63, 19.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.89, 20.69, 105.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.553, 39.187, 27.516)`
Decimal	`11315844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAA84, 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 #ACAA84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAA84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #ACAA84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acaa84; }
.text { color: #acaa84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acaa84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 170 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acaa84, #9aac84); }

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Questions

What color is #ACAA84?: #ACAA84 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 #ACAA84?: The RGB value is 172, 170, 132: 172 red, 170 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAA84?: The complementary color is #8486AC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAA84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.