What color is #ACAE8F?

#ACAE8F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ACAE8F?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 143: 172 red, 174 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAE8F?

The complementary color is #918FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAE8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAE8F color

#ACAE8F rgb(172, 174, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACAE8F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 56.1% blue (172, 174, 143).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#ACAE8F color codes

HEX	`#ACAE8F`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.19, -6.09, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.19, 16.85, 111.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.107, 41.026, 31.945)`
Decimal	`11316879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAE8F, 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 #ACAE8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAE8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	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 #ACAE8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acae8f; }
.text { color: #acae8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acae8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acae8f, #9dae8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ACAE8F?: #ACAE8F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ACAE8F?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 143: 172 red, 174 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAE8F?: The complementary color is #918FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAE8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.21:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.