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#ACA13E Color

#ACA13E is rgb(172, 161, 62) in RGB, hsl(54, 47%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 6%, 64%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brass (#B5A642), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.85. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACA13E
HEX#ACA13E
RGBrgb(172, 161, 62)
HSLhsl(54, 47%, 46%)
HSVhsv(54, 64%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 6%, 64%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(69.9% 0.12 103)
LABlab(65.76% -4.81 51.15)
LCHlch(65.76% 51.38 95.38)

What #ACA13E 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 #ACA13E, 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.

#ACA13E Channel Values

How #ACA13E 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 161 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 47% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 64% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 6% · Y 64% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.65:1 vs white · 7.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACA13E 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 text2.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACA13E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACA13E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACA13E; 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 #ACA13E

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 #ACA13E.

How #ACA13E 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#ACA13E
Protanopia#A3A33E
Protanomaly#A7A23E
Deuteranopia#A5A53D
Deuteranomaly#A8A33D
Tritanopia#B39999
Tritanomaly#B09C7E
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACA13E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aca13e: #ACA13E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACA13E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aca13e': '#ACA13E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.631, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_aca13e">#ACA13E</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACA13E"

More Yellow Colors

#ACA13E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACA13E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACA13E?

#ACA13E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(172, 161, 62) in RGB and hsl(54, 47%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.85.

What is the RGB value of #ACA13E?

#ACA13E is rgb(172, 161, 62) — red 172, green 161, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACA13E?

#ACA13E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 6%, 64%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACA13E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACA13E scores 2.65:1 against white and 7.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACA13E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACA13E 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 14.29, which is visibly different.

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