Information about #ACB17B color

#ACB17B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACB17B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 177, 123) — 67.5% red, 69.4% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 2 / 0 / 21 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #ACB17B reads as a softly balanced yellow and feels open and friendly. 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 a near neighbor of Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Quarter Crisp Green (#B8B47B) and Stone Age (#B6B285).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(172, 177, 123)), which gives #ACB17B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACB17B: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ACB17B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ACB17B color variations

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

#ACB17B 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 #ACB17B

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

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACB17B
  • RGB172, 177, 123
  • CMYK2, 0, 21, 31
  • CSSrgb(172, 177, 123)
  • HSL66°, 26%, 59%
  • HSL Precise65.556°, 25.714%, 58.824%
  • HSV66°, 31%, 69%
  • HSB66°, 31%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.694, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.694, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.694, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDACB17B
  • DECIMAL ID11317627
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01