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#ACB86B Color

#ACB86B is rgb(172, 184, 107) in RGB, hsl(69, 35%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 0%, 42%, 28%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#ACB86B
HEX#ACB86B
RGBrgb(172, 184, 107)
HSLhsl(69, 35%, 57%)
HSVhsv(69, 42%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 0%, 42%, 28%)
OKLCHoklch(75.6% 0.102 116.1)
LABlab(72.52% -13.19 37.51)
LCHlch(72.52% 39.76 109.37)

What #ACB86B 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 #ACB86B, 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 green in the library.

#ACB86B Channel Values

How #ACB86B 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 184 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 69° · S 35% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 69° · S 42% · V 72%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 28%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #ACB86B 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 text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #ACB86B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #ACB86B; 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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Tints & Shades of #ACB86B

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 #ACB86B.

How #ACB86B 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#ACB86B
Protanopia#B6B66B
Protanomaly#B2B76B
Deuteranopia#B4B46C
Deuteranomaly#B1B66B
Tritanopia#B4B1B1
Tritanomaly#B1B49A
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #ACB86B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-acb86b: #ACB86B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACB86B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-acb86b': '#ACB86B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.722, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_acb86b">#ACB86B</color>
SVG fillfill="#ACB86B"

More Green Colors

#ACB86B sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#ACB86B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #ACB86B?

#ACB86B is a mid-tone green — rgb(172, 184, 107) in RGB and hsl(69, 35%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.66.

What is the RGB value of #ACB86B?

#ACB86B is rgb(172, 184, 107) — red 172, green 184, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACB86B?

#ACB86B converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 0%, 42%, 28%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACB86B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACB86B scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACB86B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACB86B 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 7.66, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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