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#AC9802 Color

#AC9802 is rgb(172, 152, 2) in RGB, hsl(53, 98%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 12%, 99%, 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 3.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AC9802
HEX#AC9802
RGBrgb(172, 152, 2)
HSLhsl(53, 98%, 34%)
HSVhsv(53, 99%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 12%, 99%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(67.7% 0.14 99.9)
LABlab(63.09% -1.75 65.52)
LCHlch(63.09% 65.54 91.53)

What #AC9802 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 #AC9802, 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.

#AC9802 Channel Values

How #AC9802 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 152 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 98% · L 34%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 99% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 12% · Y 99% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.9:1 vs white · 7.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AC9802 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 text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AC9802 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AC9802

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AC9802; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AC9802

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AC9802.

How #AC9802 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#AC9802
Protanopia#9C9C01
Protanomaly#A29A01
Deuteranopia#9F9F00
Deuteranomaly#A49C00
Tritanopia#B38F8F
Tritanomaly#B09371
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AC9802 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ac9802: #AC9802;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AC9802;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ac9802': '#AC9802' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.596, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_ac9802">#AC9802</color>
SVG fillfill="#AC9802"

More Yellow Colors

#AC9802 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AC9802 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AC9802?

#AC9802 is a dark yellow — rgb(172, 152, 2) in RGB and hsl(53, 98%, 34%) 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 3.3.

What is the RGB value of #AC9802?

#AC9802 is rgb(172, 152, 2) — red 172, green 152, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AC9802?

#AC9802 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 12%, 99%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AC9802 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AC9802 scores 2.9:1 against white and 7.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AC9802 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AC9802 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 15.47, which is visibly different.

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