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#AC912F Color

#AC912F is rgb(172, 145, 47) in RGB, hsl(47, 57%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 73%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brass (#B5A642), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC912F
HEX#AC912F
RGBrgb(172, 145, 47)
HSLhsl(47, 57%, 43%)
HSVhsv(47, 73%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 73%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.118 93.2)
LABlab(61.35% 2.74 53.00)
LCHlch(61.35% 53.07 87.04)

What #AC912F 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 #AC912F, 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.

#AC912F Channel Values

How #AC912F 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 145 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 57% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 73% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 73% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.07:1 vs white · 6.85:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC912F 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 text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AC912F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC912F; 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 #AC912F

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 #AC912F.

How #AC912F 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#AC912F
Protanopia#96962E
Protanomaly#9F942F
Deuteranopia#9B9B2C
Deuteranomaly#A2972D
Tritanopia#B28989
Tritanomaly#B08C70
Achromatopsia#939393

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC912F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac912f: #AC912F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC912F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac912f': '#AC912F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.569, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_ac912f">#AC912F</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC912F"

More Yellow Colors

#AC912F sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC912F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC912F?

#AC912F is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(172, 145, 47) in RGB and hsl(47, 57%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.99.

What is the RGB value of #AC912F?

#AC912F is rgb(172, 145, 47) — red 172, green 145, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC912F?

#AC912F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 73%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC912F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC912F scores 3.07:1 against white and 6.85:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC912F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC912F 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 14.23, which is visibly different.

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