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#ACA380 Color

#ACA380 is rgb(172, 163, 128) in RGB, hsl(48, 21%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki (Web) (Khaki) (#C3B091), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.29. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACA380
HEX#ACA380
RGBrgb(172, 163, 128)
HSLhsl(48, 21%, 59%)
HSVhsv(48, 26%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(71.4% 0.049 95.3)
LABlab(67.08% -0.84 19.50)
LCHlch(67.08% 19.52 92.45)

What #ACA380 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 #ACA380, 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.

#ACA380 Channel Values

How #ACA380 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 163 · B 1288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 48° · S 21% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 48° · S 26% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 26% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.53:1 vs white · 8.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACA380 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 text2.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #ACA380 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #ACA380

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACA380; 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 #ACA380

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 #ACA380.

How #ACA380 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#ACA380
Protanopia#A5A580
Protanomaly#A8A480
Deuteranopia#A6A680
Deuteranomaly#A8A580
Tritanopia#B09F9F
Tritanomaly#AEA194
Achromatopsia#A3A3A3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACA380 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-aca380: #ACA380;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACA380;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aca380': '#ACA380' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.639, blue: 0.502)
Android XML<color name="color_aca380">#ACA380</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACA380"

More Yellow Colors

#ACA380 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACA380 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACA380?

#ACA380 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(172, 163, 128) in RGB and hsl(48, 21%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki (Web) (Khaki) (#C3B091), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.29.

What is the RGB value of #ACA380?

#ACA380 is rgb(172, 163, 128) — red 172, green 163, and blue 128 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACA380?

#ACA380 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 26%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACA380 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACA380 scores 2.53:1 against white and 8.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACA380 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACA380 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 12.39, which is visibly different.

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