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#aca05d color: Mediaeval Sulphur

#aca05d is rgb(172, 160, 93) in RGB and oklch(70.097% 0.08882 99.367) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

70.1%
0.089
99°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Camel
  • olive-400
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.64:1Hard to read
Lc -57
Black text
7.94:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aca05d

#aca05d is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 99°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.64:1 contrast and black text 7.94:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mediaeval Sulphur (#a79f5c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aca05d mixed with white

  1. aca05d
  2. b4a96e
  3. bcb37e
  4. c4bc8e
  5. ccc69e
  6. d5cfae
  7. ddd9be
  8. e5e2ce
  9. eeecde
  10. f6f5ef

Darker: #aca05d mixed with black

  1. aca05d
  2. 958b50
  3. 7f7643
  4. 696137
  5. 544e2a
  6. 403b1f
  7. 2d2914
  8. 1b190a
  9. 0b0903
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca05d with less saturation

  1. aca05d
  2. aba065
  3. a9a06c
  4. a8a073
  5. a6a07a
  6. a5a080
  7. a4a087
  8. a29f8d
  9. a19f93
  10. a09f99

Questions about #aca05d

What color is #aca05d?

#aca05d is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Mediaeval Sulphur. In RGB it is rgb(172, 160, 93), in HSL hsl(50.89, 32.24%, 51.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.097% 0.08882 99.367).

What colors go well with #aca05d?

The complementary color of #aca05d is #9399d6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c39560 and #8daa6e. The triadic partners are #58acc4 and #c489b1.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca05d?

Black text reads better on #aca05d: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and black gives 7.94:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca05d a warm or cool color?

#aca05d is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.089.