Colour

#ACA272

#ACA272
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#ACA272 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 162, 114 and HSL 50°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#ACA272#ACA272

HEX#ACA272

RGBrgb(172, 162, 114)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6353, 0.4471

RGB percentages67.5%, 63.5%, 44.7%

HSLhsl(49.7, 25.9%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 33.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 5.8%, 33.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,313,778

CSS custom property--colour: #ACA272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness160.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.17:1

Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#535D8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AB9F6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA374no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Tritanopia#B59B96no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 15.6 Burlywood · ΔE 15.6 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.4 Wheat · ΔE 23.7 Navajo white · ΔE 25.2

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#727CAC

Analogous#AC8572, #99AC72

Triadic#72ACA2, #A272AC

Split complementary#7299AC, #8572AC

Tetradic#72AC85, #727CAC, #AC7299

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8F7F2

Lighter +30%#E5E2D2

Lighter +20%#D2CCB2

Lighter +10%#BFB792

Darker −10%#948957

Darker −20%#746C44

Darker −30%#544E31

Darker −40%#34301E

More saturated +25%#C8B456

Less saturated −25%#90908E

Channel breakdown

R172

G162

B114

Red172 (67.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue114 (44.7%)

Hue49.66°

Saturation (HSL)25.89%

Lightness56.08%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G A2 · B 72

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