Information about #ACAF73 color

#ACAF73 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACAF73 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 175, 115) — 67.5% red, 68.6% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 24 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ACAF73 reads as a moderately toned golden 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 Grayish Olive (#A8A87D).

The recipe behind #ACAF73 is rgb(172, 175, 115), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ACAF73 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ACAF73 color variations

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

#ACAF73 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 #ACAF73

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

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACAF73
  • RGB172, 175, 115
  • CMYK1, 0, 24, 31
  • CSSrgb(172, 175, 115)
  • HSL63°, 27%, 57%
  • HSL Precise63°, 27.273%, 56.863%
  • HSV63°, 34%, 69%
  • HSB63°, 34%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.686, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.686, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.686, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDACAF73
  • DECIMAL ID11317107
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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