Information about Half Lemon Grass color

#ACAD9E - Half Lemon Grass color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #ACAD9E ("Half Lemon Grass") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(172, 173, 158) (67.5% red, 67.8% green, 62% blue), or CMYK 0 / 0 / 6 / 32 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ACAD9E presents itself as a softly muted balanced grey tone — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Off Piste (#AFACA0). Slightly further away sit Terrain (#ADAD99) and Cloudy (#B0A99F).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 173, 158) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACAD9E: 9.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. The name "Half Lemon Grass" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Half Lemon Grass color variations

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

Half Lemon Grass color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E
#BCBDB1

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#EEEEEB

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White

#FFFFFF

Half Lemon Grass color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E
#8D8E7A

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#46473C

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#23231E

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Black

#000000

Half Lemon Grass color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ACAD9E
#A3A497

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#9A9B91

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#91928B

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#888985

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Grey

#808080

Half Lemon Grass 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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Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E
#ACA89E

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#ACA29E

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#AC9EA0

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Half Lemon Grass 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
#ACAD9E
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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
#ACAD9E
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#ACAD9E

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#9FA5AD
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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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#ACAD9E
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

#ADA79F
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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
#ACAD9E
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

#9FACAD
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#AD9FAC
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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
#ACAD9E
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

#9FADA0
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#AD9FAC
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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
#ACAD9E
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#ACAD9E

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Nearest named colors to Half Lemon Grass

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Off Piste color link
Off Piste

#AFACA0

Terrain color link
Terrain

#ADAD99

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Quarter Taupe Grey color link
Quarter Taupe Grey

#AFADA3

Eighth Stonewall color link
Eighth Stonewall

#B2AD9E

Green Spring color link
Green Spring

#A9AF99

Yellowish Grey color link
Yellowish Grey

#A8A89C

Quarter Friar Grey color link
Quarter Friar Grey

#A9A7A0

Quarter Stonewashed color link
Quarter Stonewashed

#B2A99D

Bedrock color link
Bedrock

#B3AC9C

Half Napa color link
Half Napa

#B4AD9E

Quarter Stonehenge color link
Quarter Stonehenge

#ABA59E

Half Lemon Grass color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACAD9E
  • RGB172, 173, 158
  • CMYK0, 0, 6, 32
  • CSSrgb(172, 173, 158)
  • HSL64°, 8%, 65%
  • HSL Precise64°, 8.38%, 64.902%
  • HSV64°, 9%, 68%
  • HSB64°, 9%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.678, 0.620)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.678, 0.620, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.678, 0.620)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB62%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDACAD9E
  • DECIMAL ID11316638
  • Name Length16
  • This page visited309 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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