Colour
#AC9900
- #AC9900
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#AC9900 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 153, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#AC9900#AC9900
HEX#AC9900
RGBrgb(172, 153, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6, 0
RGB percentages67.5%, 60%, 0%
HSLhsl(53.4, 100%, 33.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 100%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 100%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,311,360
CSS custom property--colour: #AC9900;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.31553WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.31:1
Contrast with white2.87:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#5366FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.87:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0013AC
Analogous#AC4300, #69AC00
Triadic#00AC99, #9900AC
Split complementary#0069AC, #4300AC
Tetradic#00AC43, #0013AC, #AC0069
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G153
B0
Red172 (67.5%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue53.37°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G 99 · B 00
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