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#ACAE84 Color

#ACAE84 is rgb(172, 174, 132) in RGB, hsl(63, 21%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(1%, 0%, 24%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACAE84
HEX#ACAE84
RGBrgb(172, 174, 132)
HSLhsl(63, 21%, 60%)
HSVhsv(63, 24%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 24%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.058 110)
LABlab(70.12% -5.95 21.42)
LCHlch(70.12% 22.23 105.52)

What #ACAE84 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 #ACAE84, 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.

#ACAE84 Channel Values

How #ACAE84 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 174 · B 1328-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 63° · S 21% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 63° · S 24% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 1% · M 0% · Y 24% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.3:1 vs white · 9.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACAE84 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 text2.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACAE84

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACAE84; 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 #ACAE84

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

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How #ACAE84 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#ACAE84
Protanopia#AEAE84
Protanomaly#ADAE84
Deuteranopia#ADAD84
Deuteranomaly#ADAE84
Tritanopia#B1A9A9
Tritanomaly#AFAB9C
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACAE84 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acae84: #ACAE84;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACAE84;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acae84': '#ACAE84' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.682, blue: 0.518)
Android XML<color name="color_acae84">#ACAE84</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACAE84"

More Yellow Colors

#ACAE84 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACAE84 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACAE84?

#ACAE84 is a light yellow — rgb(172, 174, 132) in RGB and hsl(63, 21%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #ACAE84?

#ACAE84 is rgb(172, 174, 132) — red 172, green 174, and blue 132 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACAE84?

#ACAE84 converts to approximately cmyk(1%, 0%, 24%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACAE84 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACAE84 scores 2.3:1 against white and 9.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACAE84 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACAE84 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 14.23, which is visibly different.

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