Information about #ACB38D color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #ACB38D reads as a softly toned golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. 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 Stun (#A7AC8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Norway (#A4B88F) and Earthstone (#B5AF8B).
In RGB terms — rgb(172, 179, 141) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACB38D: 9.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. #ACB38D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#ACB38D color variations
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#ACB38D color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ACB38D color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ACB38D color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ACB38D color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ACB38D 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ACB38D color
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Nearest named colors to #ACB38D
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A7AC8B
#A4B88F
#B5AF8B
#B0AC94
#A5BA93
#AFA88B
#B1AB95
#B7AD8B
#A9A790
#B0A994
#B6B285
#B2AA94
#ACB38D color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ACB38D
- RGB172, 179, 141
- CMYK3, 0, 15, 30
- CSSrgb(172, 179, 141)
- HSL71°, 20%, 63%
- HSL Precise71.053°, 20%, 62.745%
- HSV71°, 21%, 70%
- HSB71°, 21%, 70%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
- GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.702, 0.553)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.702, 0.553, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.702, 0.553)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDACB38D
- DECIMAL ID11318157
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01



