Recognised as Colour
#ACA059
- #ACA059
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ACA059 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 160, 89 and HSL 51°, 33%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ACA059#ACA059
HEX#ACA059
RGBrgb(172, 160, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6275, 0.349
RGB percentages67.5%, 62.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(51.3, 33.3%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 48.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 48.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,313,241
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA059;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34634WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.93:1
Contrast with white2.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#535FA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5965AC
Analogous#AC7659, #8FAC59
Triadic#59ACA0, #A059AC
Split complementary#598FAC, #7659AC
Tetradic#59AC76, #5965AC, #AC598F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G160
B89
Red172 (67.5%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue51.33°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G A0 · B 59
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