Middle Green Yellow (#ACBF60)

The hex code for Middle Green Yellow is #ACBF60. It is rgb(172, 191, 96) in RGB, hsl(72, 43%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(10%, 0%, 50%, 25%) in CMYK — a mid-tone green. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#ACBF60

RGBrgb(172, 191, 96)

HSLhsl(72, 43%, 56%)

HSVhsv(72, 50%, 75%)

CMYKcmyk(10%, 0%, 50%, 25%)

OKLCHoklch(77% 0.123 118.7)

LABlab(74.34% -17.35 45.08)

LCHlch(74.34% 48.30 111.05)

Colors Closest to Middle Green Yellow

Middle Green Yellow is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Olive Green#B5B35CΔE 9.55 Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 11.96 Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 12.93 Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 12.96 Olivine#9AB973ΔE 13.71 Pistachio#93C572ΔE 14.04

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#ACBF60 Channel Values

How Middle Green Yellow breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 172 · G 191 · B 96	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 72° · S 43% · L 56%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 72° · S 50% · V 75%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 10% · M 0% · Y 50% · K 25%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.02:1 vs white · 10.38:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Middle Green Yellow 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.

TextWhite text2.02:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.38:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Middle Green Yellow

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Middle Green Yellow; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Middle Green Yellow

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 Middle Green Yellow 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#ACBF60

Protanopia#BCBC60

Protanomaly#B6BD60

Deuteranopia#B9B961

Deuteranomaly#B4BB61

Tritanopia#B5B6B6

Tritanomaly#B2BA9B

Achromatopsia#B6B6B6

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Using #ACBF60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--middle-green-yellow: #ACBF60;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #ACBF60;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'middle-green-yellow': '#ACBF60' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.675, green: 0.749, blue: 0.376)

Android XML<color name="middle_green_yellow">#ACBF60</color>

SVG fillfill="#ACBF60"

More Green Colors

Middle Green Yellow sits in the greenfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

accdac aaf0d1 ace1af a9ba9d addfad a8e4a0 adebad a8d44e adff2f a8c3bc adffad a7fc00 c4e288 dceadc 00331f 009900 00ff00 136207 256f46 349d63 4b6f44 669900 7cfc00 99cc33

#ACBF60 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Middle Green Yellow?

The hex code for Middle Green Yellow is #ACBF60. That is rgb(172, 191, 96) in RGB, hsl(72, 43%, 56%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 50%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #ACBF60?

#ACBF60 is rgb(172, 191, 96) — red 172, green 191, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #ACBF60?

#ACBF60 converts to approximately cmyk(10%, 0%, 50%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #ACBF60 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #ACBF60 scores 2.02:1 against white and 10.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #ACBF60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #ACBF60 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 12.93, which is visibly different.

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