Information about #ACAF9F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#ACAF9F falls into the Yellow Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 175, 159) — 67.5% red, 68.6% green, 62.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 6 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A muted, almost neutral neutral grey, #ACAF9F has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Half Lemon Grass (#ACAD9E). Slightly further away sit Off Piste (#AFACA0) and Quarter Taupe Grey (#AFADA3).

The recipe behind #ACAF9F is rgb(172, 175, 159), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACAF9F: 9.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. No one has named #ACAF9F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ACAF9F color variations

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

#ACAF9F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ACAF9F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ACAF9F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ACAF9F color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#ACAF9F 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #ACAF9F

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

Half Lemon Grass color link
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Quarter Taupe Grey color link
Quarter Taupe Grey

#AFADA3

Terrain color link
Terrain

#ADAD99

Eighth Stonewall color link
Eighth Stonewall

#B2AD9E

Green Spring color link
Green Spring

#A9AF99

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry color link
Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry

#AEB59B

Bedrock color link
Bedrock

#B3AC9C

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Yellowish Grey color link
Yellowish Grey

#A8A89C

Quarter Friar Grey color link
Quarter Friar Grey

#A9A7A0

#ACAF9F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACAF9F
  • RGB172, 175, 159
  • CMYK1, 0, 6, 31
  • CSSrgb(172, 175, 159)
  • HSL71°, 9%, 65%
  • HSL Precise71.25°, 9.091%, 65.49%
  • HSV71°, 9%, 69%
  • HSB71°, 9%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.686, 0.624)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.686, 0.624, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.686, 0.624)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDACAF9F
  • DECIMAL ID11317151
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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