What color is #ACAE93?

#ACAE93 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 #ACAE93?

The RGB value is 172, 174, 147: 172 red, 174 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ACAE93?

The complementary color is #9593AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ACAE93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ACAE93 color

#ACAE93 rgb(172, 174, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ACAE93 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 68.2% green and 57.6% blue (172, 174, 147).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#ACAE93 color codes

HEX	`#ACAE93`
RGB	`rgb(172, 174, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.5%, 68.2%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 14%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 16%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.28, -5.46, 13.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.28, 14.7, 111.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.415, 41.15, 33.57)`
Decimal	`11316883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ACAE93, 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 #ACAE93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ACAE93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #ACAE93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #acae93; }
.text { color: #acae93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #acae93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(172 174 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #acae93, #9fae93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ACAE93?: #ACAE93 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 #ACAE93?: The RGB value is 172, 174, 147: 172 red, 174 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ACAE93?: The complementary color is #9593AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ACAE93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.