#AC910C Color

#AC910C is rgb(172, 145, 12) in RGB, hsl(50, 87%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 93%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gold (#B29700), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC910C

HEX#AC910C

RGBrgb(172, 145, 12)

HSLhsl(50, 87%, 36%)

HSVhsv(50, 93%, 67%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 93%, 33%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.134 95.4)

LABlab(61.22% 1.94 62.82)

LCHlch(61.22% 62.85 88.23)

What #AC910C 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 #AC910C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Gold#B29700ΔE 4.2 Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 10.58 Lemon Curry#CCA01DΔE 10.59 Dark Goldenrod#B8860BΔE 11.23 Gold (Metallic)#D4AF37ΔE 12.49 Antique Gold#CFB53BΔE 13.29

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

#AC910C Channel Values

How #AC910C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 172 · G 145 · B 12	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 50° · S 87% · L 36%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 50° · S 93% · V 67%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 16% · Y 93% · K 33%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.08:1 vs white · 6.81:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC910C 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 text3.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC910C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC910C; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #AC910C

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #AC910C 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#AC910C

Protanopia#96960A

Protanomaly#9F940B

Deuteranopia#9B9B00

Deuteranomaly#A29705

Tritanopia#B38888

Tritanomaly#B08C6C

Achromatopsia#939393

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Using #AC910C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac910c: #AC910C;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC910C;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac910c': '#AC910C' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.569, blue: 0.047)

Android XML<color name="color_ac910c">#AC910C</color>

SVG fillfill="#AC910C"

More Yellow Colors

#AC910C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#AC910C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC910C?

#AC910C is a dark yellow — rgb(172, 145, 12) in RGB and hsl(50, 87%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gold (#B29700), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.2.

What is the RGB value of #AC910C?

#AC910C is rgb(172, 145, 12) — red 172, green 145, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC910C?

#AC910C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 93%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC910C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC910C scores 3.08:1 against white and 6.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC910C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC910C 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 11.23, which is visibly different.

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