Information about #ACAF40 color

#ACAF40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACAF40 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 175, 64) — 67.5% red, 68.6% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 1 / 0 / 44 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ACAF40 presents itself as a clearly saturated golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Moderate Olive (#A8A84A). Slightly further away sit Brass (#B5A642) and Booger (#9BB53C).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 175, 64) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACAF40: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ACAF40 color variations

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

#ACAF40 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 #ACAF40

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

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Margarita color link
Margarita

#B0C24A

Billy T color link
Billy T

#C1B943

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACAF40
  • RGB172, 175, 64
  • CMYK1, 0, 44, 31
  • CSSrgb(172, 175, 64)
  • HSL62°, 46%, 47%
  • HSL Precise61.622°, 46.444%, 46.863%
  • HSV62°, 63%, 69%
  • HSB62°, 63%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.686, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.686, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.686, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDACAF40
  • DECIMAL ID11317056
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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