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#aca245 color: Desert Locust

#aca245 is rgb(172, 162, 69) in RGB and oklch(70.216% 0.11485 103.195) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

70.2%
0.115
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.62:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.01:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aca245

#aca245 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.62:1 contrast and black text 8.01:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#a9a450). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aca245 mixed with white

  1. aca245
  2. b4ab5a
  3. bcb56e
  4. c4be81
  5. ccc793
  6. d4d0a5
  7. dddab7
  8. e5e3c9
  9. eeecdb
  10. f6f6ed

Darker: #aca245 mixed with black

  1. aca245
  2. 958c3b
  3. 7f7731
  4. 696327
  5. 544f1e
  6. 403c15
  7. 2d2a0c
  8. 1b1905
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca245 with less saturation

  1. aca245
  2. aba251
  3. a9a25c
  4. a8a266
  5. a6a16f
  6. a5a178
  7. a4a180
  8. a3a088
  9. a1a090
  10. a09f97

Questions about #aca245

What color is #aca245?

#aca245 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(172, 162, 69), in HSL hsl(54.17, 42.74%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.216% 0.11485 103.195).

What colors go well with #aca245?

The complementary color of #aca245 is #9595e4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ca9346 and #82ae62. The triadic partners are #38aed3 and #d181b2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca245?

Black text reads better on #aca245: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and black gives 8.01:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca245 a warm or cool color?

#aca245 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.115.