Information about #AC9235 color

#AC9235 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AC9235 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 146, 53) — 67.5% red, 57.3% green, 20.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 10 / 47 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AC9235 is a pleasantly vivid yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Reef Gold (#A98D36). Slightly further away sit Antique Gold (#B0903D) and Alpine (#AD8A3B).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 146, 53) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AC9235: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. No one has named #AC9235 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AC9235 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AC9235 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AC9235

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Golden Lime color link
Golden Lime

#9A9739

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC9235
  • RGB172, 146, 53
  • CMYK0, 10, 47, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 146, 53)
  • HSL47°, 53%, 44%
  • HSL Precise46.891°, 52.889%, 44.118%
  • HSV47°, 69%, 67%
  • HSB47°, 69%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.573, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.573, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.573, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAC9235
  • DECIMAL ID11309621
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01