#aca478

Color #aca478

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.09 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#aca478

RGB

rgb(172, 164, 120)

HSL

hsl(50.8, 23.9%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.8, 30.2%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 30.2%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(67.04, -4.09, 23.93)

LCH

lch(67.04, 24.28, 99.7)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0607, 99)

HWB

hwb(50.8, 47.1%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7880ac

Analogous

#ac8a78

#aca478

#9aac78

Triadic

#aca478

#78aca4

#a478ac

Split-complementary

#aca478

#789aac

#8a78ac

Tetradic

#aca478

#80ac78

#7880ac

#a478ac

Square

#aca478

#78ac8a

#7880ac

#ac789a

Shades

Color #aca478 mixed toward black.

#978e5d

#79724a

#5b5538

#3c3925

#1e1c13

Tints

Color #aca478 mixed toward white.

#bab38f

#c8c2a5

#d6d2bc

#e3e1d2

#f1f0e9

Tones

Color #aca478 mixed toward gray.

#a8a17c

#a39e81

#9f9b85

#9b9889

#96958e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a984 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#a9aa87 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#ac8d8f · ΔE 24.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 15.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #aca478;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#aca478]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#aca478 (#aca478) is rgb(172, 164, 120) in RGB.

No, #aca478 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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