#ac8a03

Color #ac8a03

A vivid, highly saturated dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 7.8 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ac8a03

RGB

rgb(172, 138, 3)

HSL

hsl(47.9, 96.6%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.9, 98.3%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 98.3%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(58.93, 2.08, 63.19)

LCH

lch(58.93, 63.22, 88.11)

OKLCH

oklch(64.7%, 0.1316, 91.13)

HWB

hwb(47.9, 1.2%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0325ac

Analogous

#ac3503

#ac8a03

#7aac03

Triadic

#ac8a03

#03ac8a

#8a03ac

Split-complementary

#ac8a03

#037aac

#3503ac

Tetradic

#ac8a03

#25ac03

#0325ac

#8a03ac

Square

#ac8a03

#03ac35

#0325ac

#ac037a

Shades

Color #ac8a03 mixed toward black.

#8f7302

#735c02

#564501

#392e01

#1d1700

Tints

Color #ac8a03 mixed toward white.

#e3b604

#fbd023

#fcdc5a

#fde791

#fef3c8

Tones

Color #ac8a03 mixed toward gray.

#9e8111

#90791f

#82712d

#74683b

#666049

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9e47 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#a0a34e · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#ab5d62 · ΔE 38.2

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 26.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac8a03;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac8a03]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ac8a03 (#ac8a03) is rgb(172, 138, 3) in RGB.

No, #ac8a03 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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