Information about #ACAA3E color

#ACAA3E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #ACAA3E belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 170, 62) — 67.5% red, 66.7% green, 24.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 43 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #ACAA3E reads as a clearly saturated golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Brass (#B5A642). Slightly further away sit Moderate Olive (#A8A84A) and Karma (#B6A237).

The recipe behind #ACAA3E is rgb(172, 170, 62), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACAA3E: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ACAA3E color variations

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

#ACAA3E 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 #ACAA3E

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

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACAA3E
  • RGB172, 170, 62
  • CMYK0, 1, 43, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 170, 62)
  • HSL59°, 47%, 46%
  • HSL Precise58.909°, 47.009%, 45.882%
  • HSV59°, 64%, 67%
  • HSB59°, 64%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.667, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.667, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.667, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDACAA3E
  • DECIMAL ID11315774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01