Colour

#ACA279

#ACA279
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#ACA279 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 162, 121 and HSL 48°, 24%, 57%. 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

#ACA279#ACA279

HEX#ACA279

RGBrgb(172, 162, 121)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6353, 0.4745

RGB percentages67.5%, 63.5%, 47.5%

HSLhsl(48.2, 23.5%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 29.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 5.8%, 29.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,313,785

CSS custom property--colour: #ACA279;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35992WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.2:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1

Inverted#535D86

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAA076no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Deuteranopia#ADA37Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B49C97no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.7 Burlywood · ΔE 16.2 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.9 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.2 Dark grey · ΔE 23 Wheat · ΔE 23.3

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7983AC

Analogous#AC8979, #9CAC79

Triadic#79ACA2, #A279AC

Split complementary#799CAC, #8879AC

Tetradic#79AC89, #7983AC, #AC799D

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FAF9F7

Lighter +30%#E7E4D7

Lighter +20%#D3CEB8

Lighter +10%#C0B898

Darker −10%#958A5D

Darker −20%#766D49

Darker −30%#565036

Darker −40%#373322

More saturated +25%#C7B25E

Less saturated −25%#939393

Channel breakdown

R172

G162

B121

Red172 (67.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue121 (47.5%)

Hue48.24°

Saturation (HSL)23.5%

Lightness57.45%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G A2 · B 79

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