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#aca05f color: Mediaeval Sulphur

#aca05f is rgb(172, 160, 95) in RGB and oklch(70.128% 0.08659 99.08) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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51°
100%

70.1%
0.087
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
7.95:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aca05f

#aca05f is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.1% lightness, 0.087 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 7.95:1, 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: #aca05f mixed with white

  1. aca05f
  2. b4a96f
  3. bcb37f
  4. c4bc8f
  5. ccc69f
  6. d5cfaf
  7. ddd9bf
  8. e5e2cf
  9. eeecdf
  10. f6f5ef

Darker: #aca05f mixed with black

  1. aca05f
  2. 958b52
  3. 7f7644
  4. 696138
  5. 544e2c
  6. 403b20
  7. 2d2915
  8. 1b190a
  9. 0b0903
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca05f with less saturation

  1. aca05f
  2. aba066
  3. a9a06d
  4. a8a074
  5. a7a07b
  6. a5a081
  7. a4a087
  8. a29f8d
  9. a19f93
  10. a09f99

Questions about #aca05f

What color is #aca05f?

#aca05f is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Mediaeval Sulphur. In RGB it is rgb(172, 160, 95), in HSL hsl(50.65, 31.69%, 52.35%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.128% 0.08659 99.08).

What colors go well with #aca05f?

The complementary color of #aca05f is #9399d4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c29562 and #8eaa6f. The triadic partners are #5aacc3 and #c38ab1.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca05f?

Black text reads better on #aca05f: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and black gives 7.95:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca05f a warm or cool color?

#aca05f is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 99 degrees, its lightness 70.1% and its chroma 0.087.