#ac9140

Color #ac9140

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 16.67 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 12.4

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9140

RGB

rgb(172, 145, 64)

HSL

hsl(45, 45.8%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 62.8%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 62.8%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(61.13, 0.51, 45.71)

LCH

lch(61.13, 45.71, 89.36)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.1051, 90.82)

HWB

hwb(45, 25.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#405bac

Analogous

#ac5b40

#ac9140

#91ac40

Triadic

#ac9140

#40ac91

#9140ac

Split-complementary

#ac9140

#4091ac

#5b40ac

Tetradic

#ac9140

#5bac40

#405bac

#9140ac

Square

#ac9140

#40ac5b

#405bac

#ac4091

Shades

Color #ac9140 mixed toward black.

#8f7935

#73612b

#564920

#393015

#1d180b

Tints

Color #ac9140 mixed toward white.

#c1a759

#ceb97a

#daca9b

#e6dcbc

#f3edde

Tones

Color #ac9140 mixed toward gray.

#a38d49

#9a8852

#91845b

#887f64

#7f7b6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a15c · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#a3a461 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#ab6d70 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 22.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9140;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9140]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#ac9140 (#ac9140) is rgb(172, 145, 64) in RGB.

No, #ac9140 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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