Recognised as Colour
#ACA55D
- #ACA55D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ACA55D is a yellow with RGB values 172, 165, 93 and HSL 55°, 32%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ACA55D#ACA55D
HEX#ACA55D
RGBrgb(172, 165, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6471, 0.3647
RGB percentages67.5%, 64.7%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(54.7, 32.2%, 52%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.7, 45.9%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 45.9%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,314,525
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA55D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.29:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#535AA2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D64AC
Analogous#AC7E5D, #8CAC5D
Triadic#5DACA5, #A55DAC
Split complementary#5D8CAC, #7E5DAC
Tetradic#5DAC7E, #5D64AC, #AC5D8B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G165
B93
Red172 (67.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue54.68°
Saturation (HSL)32.24%
Lightness51.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G A5 · B 5D
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