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Recognised as Colour

#ACBD04

  • #ACBD04
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ACBD04 is a yellow with RGB values 172, 189, 4 and HSL 66°, 96%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ACBD04#ACBD04
HEX#ACBD04
RGBrgb(172, 189, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.6745, 0.7412, 0.0157
RGB percentages67.5%, 74.1%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(65.5, 95.9%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 97.9%, 74.1%)
CMYK9%, 0%, 97.9%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,320,580
CSS custom property--colour: #ACBD04;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.45175WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.03:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5342FB

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#CBB200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#CAB425no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B8B1A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 15.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#1504BD
Analogous#BD7204, #4FBD04
Triadic#04ACBD, #BD04AC
Split complementary#044FBD, #7204BD
Tetradic#04BD72, #1504BD, #BD044F

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#F3FD90
Lighter +30%#EDFC5E
Lighter +20%#E8FB2C
Lighter +10%#D9EF05
Darker −10%#7F8B03
Darker −20%#515902
Darker −30%#242701
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AFC100
Less saturated −25%#98A51C

Channel breakdown

R172
G189
B4
Red172 (67.5%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue65.51°
Saturation (HSL)95.85%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AC · G BD · B 04

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