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#AC7902 Color

#AC7902 is rgb(172, 121, 2) in RGB, hsl(42, 98%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 99%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC7902
HEX#AC7902
RGBrgb(172, 121, 2)
HSLhsl(42, 98%, 34%)
HSVhsv(42, 99%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 99%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.127 79)
LABlab(54.96% 14.50 60.21)
LCHlch(54.96% 61.93 76.46)

What #AC7902 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AC7902, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#AC7902 Channel Values

How #AC7902 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 172 · G 121 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 42° · S 98% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 42° · S 99% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 30% · Y 99% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.83:1 vs white · 5.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC7902 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.83:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC7902

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC7902; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AC7902

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC7902.

How #AC7902 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AC7902
Protanopia#848400
Protanomaly#957F00
Deuteranopia#8D8D00
Deuteranomaly#9A8500
Tritanopia#B07272
Tritanomaly#AF7559
Achromatopsia#828282

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC7902 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ac7902: #AC7902;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC7902;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac7902': '#AC7902' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.475, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_ac7902">#AC7902</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC7902"

More Yellow Colors

#AC7902 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC7902 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC7902?

#AC7902 is a dark yellow — rgb(172, 121, 2) in RGB and hsl(42, 98%, 34%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.51.

What is the RGB value of #AC7902?

#AC7902 is rgb(172, 121, 2) — red 172, green 121, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC7902?

#AC7902 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 99%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC7902 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC7902 scores 3.83:1 against white and 5.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC7902 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC7902 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 5.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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