Colour
#ACA589
- #ACA589
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#ACA589 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 165, 137 and HSL 48°, 17%, 61%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#ACA589#ACA589
HEX#ACA589
RGBrgb(172, 165, 137)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.6471, 0.5373
RGB percentages67.5%, 64.7%, 53.7%
HSLhsl(48, 17.4%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48, 20.3%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 4.1%, 20.3%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,314,569
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA589;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.5:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#535A76
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8990AC
Analogous#AC9489, #A2AC89
Triadic#89ACA5, #A589AC
Split complementary#89A2AC, #9489AC
Tetradic#89AC94, #8990AC, #AC89A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G165
B137
Red172 (67.5%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue137 (53.7%)
Hue48°
Saturation (HSL)17.41%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G A5 · B 89
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