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#aca250 color: Desert Locust

#aca250 is rgb(172, 162, 80) in RGB and oklch(70.345% 0.10451 102.397) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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53°
100%

70.3%
0.105
102°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.61:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.04:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aca250

#aca250 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.3% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 102°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.61:1 contrast and black text 8.04:1, 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: #aca250 mixed with white

  1. aca250
  2. b4ab63
  3. bcb475
  4. c4be87
  5. ccc798
  6. d4d0a9
  7. dddaba
  8. e5e3cb
  9. eeecdd
  10. f6f6ee

Darker: #aca250 mixed with black

  1. aca250
  2. 958c44
  3. 7f7739
  4. 69632e
  5. 544f24
  6. 403c1a
  7. 2d2a10
  8. 1b1907
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca250 with less saturation

  1. aca250
  2. aba25a
  3. a9a263
  4. a8a26c
  5. a7a174
  6. a5a17c
  7. a4a183
  8. a3a18a
  9. a2a092
  10. a0a098

Questions about #aca250

What color is #aca250?

#aca250 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(172, 162, 80), in HSL hsl(53.48, 36.51%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.345% 0.10451 102.397).

What colors go well with #aca250?

The complementary color of #aca250 is #9697df. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c79551 and #87ad68. The triadic partners are #47aece and #cd85b1.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca250?

Black text reads better on #aca250: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.61:1 and black gives 8.04:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca250 a warm or cool color?

#aca250 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 102 degrees, its lightness 70.3% and its chroma 0.105.