Colour
#ACA687
- #ACA687
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#ACA687 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 166, 135 and HSL 50°, 18%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#ACA687#ACA687
HEX#ACA687
RGBrgb(172, 166, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.651, 0.5294
RGB percentages67.5%, 65.1%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(50.3, 18.2%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.3, 21.5%, 67.5%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 21.5%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,314,823
CSS custom property--colour: #ACA687;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37792WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#535978
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#878DAC
Analogous#AC9487, #A0AC87
Triadic#87ACA6, #A687AC
Split complementary#87A0AC, #9387AC
Tetradic#87AC94, #878DAC, #AC87A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R172
G166
B135
Red172 (67.5%)
Green166 (65.1%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue50.27°
Saturation (HSL)18.23%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AC · G A6 · B 87
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