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#ACAB91 Color

#ACAB91 is rgb(172, 171, 145) in RGB, hsl(58, 14%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 33%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Greige (#BEB7A4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACAB91
HEX#ACAB91
RGBrgb(172, 171, 145)
HSLhsl(58, 14%, 62%)
HSVhsv(58, 16%, 67%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 33%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.036 105.4)
LABlab(69.53% -2.99 13.59)
LCHlch(69.53% 13.92 102.40)

What #ACAB91 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 #ACAB91, 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.

#ACAB91 Channel Values

How #ACAB91 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 171 · B 1458-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 14% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 16% · V 67%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 1% · Y 16% · K 33%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.34:1 vs white · 8.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACAB91 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 text2.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACAB91

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACAB91; 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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Tints & Shades of #ACAB91

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 #ACAB91.

How #ACAB91 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#ACAB91
Protanopia#ABAB91
Protanomaly#ACAB91
Deuteranopia#ABAB91
Deuteranomaly#ACAB91
Tritanopia#AFA8A8
Tritanomaly#AEA99F
Achromatopsia#AAAAAA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACAB91 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acab91: #ACAB91;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACAB91;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acab91': '#ACAB91' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.671, blue: 0.569)
Android XML<color name="color_acab91">#ACAB91</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACAB91"

More Yellow Colors

#ACAB91 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACAB91 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACAB91?

#ACAB91 is a light yellow — rgb(172, 171, 145) in RGB and hsl(58, 14%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Greige (#BEB7A4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #ACAB91?

#ACAB91 is rgb(172, 171, 145) — red 172, green 171, and blue 145 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACAB91?

#ACAB91 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 1%, 16%, 33%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACAB91 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACAB91 scores 2.34:1 against white and 8.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACAB91 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACAB91 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 darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 13.92, which is visibly different.

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