Information about #ACAE69 color

#ACAE69 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACAE69 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 174, 105) — 67.5% red, 68.2% green, 41.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 27 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ACAE69 reads as a mildly saturated yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Khaki (#ADA96E). Slightly further away sit Iko (#B3AB6E) and Flourish (#ADB15E).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 174, 105) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #ACAE69 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ACAE69 color variations

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

#ACAE69 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 #ACAE69

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

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACAE69
  • RGB172, 174, 105
  • CMYK1, 0, 27, 32
  • CSSrgb(172, 174, 105)
  • HSL62°, 30%, 55%
  • HSL Precise61.739°, 29.87%, 54.706%
  • HSV62°, 40%, 68%
  • HSB62°, 40%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.682, 0.412)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.682, 0.412, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.682, 0.412)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDACAE69
  • DECIMAL ID11316841
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01