What color is #ACAC7B?

#ACAC7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAC7B?

The RGB value is 172, 172, 123: 172 red, 172 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAC7B?

The complementary color is #7B7BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAC7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAC7B color

#ACAC7B rgb(172, 172, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACAC7B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 67.5% green and 48.2% blue (172, 172, 123).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 23% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#ACAC7B color codes

HEX	`#ACAC7B`
RGB	`rgb(172, 172, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 67.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 23%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 28%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 28%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, -7.96, 25.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 26.51, 107.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.341, 39.706, 24.537)`
Decimal	`11316347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAC7B, 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 #ACAC7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAC7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #ACAC7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acac7b; }
.text { color: #acac7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acac7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 172 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acac7b, #94ac7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #ACAC7B?: #ACAC7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAC7B?: The RGB value is 172, 172, 123: 172 red, 172 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAC7B?: The complementary color is #7B7BAC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAC7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.