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#AC883E Color

#AC883E is rgb(172, 136, 62) in RGB, hsl(40, 47%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 64%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.92. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC883E
HEX#AC883E
RGBrgb(172, 136, 62)
HSLhsl(40, 47%, 46%)
HSVhsv(40, 64%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 64%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.102 83.1)
LABlab(59.09% 8.08 44.14)
LCHlch(59.09% 44.88 79.62)

What #AC883E 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 #AC883E, 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.

#AC883E Channel Values

How #AC883E 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 136 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 47% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 64% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 64% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.31:1 vs white · 6.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC883E 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 text3.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC883E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC883E; 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 #AC883E

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 #AC883E.

How #AC883E 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#AC883E
Protanopia#8F8F3E
Protanomaly#9B8C3E
Deuteranopia#95953B
Deuteranomaly#9F903C
Tritanopia#B18181
Tritanomaly#AF846D
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC883E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac883e: #AC883E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC883E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac883e': '#AC883E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.533, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_ac883e">#AC883E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC883E"

More Yellow Colors

#AC883E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC883E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC883E?

#AC883E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(172, 136, 62) in RGB and hsl(40, 47%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.92.

What is the RGB value of #AC883E?

#AC883E is rgb(172, 136, 62) — red 172, green 136, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC883E?

#AC883E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 64%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC883E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC883E scores 3.31:1 against white and 6.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC883E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC883E 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.73, which is visibly different.

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