Colour

#ACA27E

#ACA27E
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Tan

#ACA27E is a yellow with RGB values 172, 162, 126 and HSL 47°, 22%, 58%. 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

#ACA27E#ACA27E

HEX#ACA27E

RGBrgb(172, 162, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6353, 0.4941

RGB percentages67.5%, 63.5%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(47, 21.7%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47, 26.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK0%, 5.8%, 26.7%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,313,790

CSS custom property--colour: #ACA27E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.22:1

Contrast with white2.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2

Inverted#535D81

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#AAA07Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#ACA37Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.5 from the original

Tritanopia#B39C98no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.55:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 11.9 Burlywood · ΔE 17.1 Dark grey · ΔE 20.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 21.4 Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.4 Silver · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 11.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#7E88AC

Analogous#AC8B7E, #9FAC7E

Triadic#7EACA2, #A27EAC

Split complementary#7E9FAC, #8B7EAC

Tetradic#7EAC8B, #7E88AC, #AC7E9F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCFBFA

Lighter +30%#E8E5DB

Lighter +20%#D4CFBC

Lighter +10%#C0B89D

Darker −10%#968B61

Darker −20%#776E4D

Darker −30%#585139

Darker −40%#393525

More saturated +25%#C7B164

Less saturated −25%#959595

Channel breakdown

R172

G162

B126

Red172 (67.5%)

Green162 (63.5%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue46.96°

Saturation (HSL)21.7%

Lightness58.43%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AC · G A2 · B 7E

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Colour values

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