Information about #ACAB56 color

#ACAB56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACAB56 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 171, 86) — 67.5% red, 67.1% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 34 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ACAB56 is a softly balanced yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Flourish (#ADB15E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Olive (#A8A84A) and Olive Green (#B5B35C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(172, 171, 86)), which gives #ACAB56 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACAB56: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ACAB56 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ACAB56 color variations

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

#ACAB56 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 #ACAB56

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACAB56
  • RGB172, 171, 86
  • CMYK0, 0, 34, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 171, 86)
  • HSL59°, 34%, 51%
  • HSL Precise59.302°, 34.127%, 50.588%
  • HSV59°, 50%, 67%
  • HSB59°, 50%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.671, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.671, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.671, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDACAB56
  • DECIMAL ID11316054
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01