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#aca345 color: Desert Locust

#aca345 is rgb(172, 163, 69) in RGB and oklch(70.434% 0.11583 103.849) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

70.4%
0.116
104°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.60:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.08:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aca345

#aca345 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.6:1 contrast and black text 8.08:1, 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: #aca345 mixed with white

  1. aca345
  2. b4ac5b
  3. bcb56e
  4. c4bf81
  5. ccc893
  6. d4d1a5
  7. dddab7
  8. e5e3c9
  9. eeeddb
  10. f6f6ed

Darker: #aca345 mixed with black

  1. aca345
  2. 958d3b
  3. 7f7831
  4. 696327
  5. 544f1e
  6. 403c15
  7. 2d2a0c
  8. 1b1905
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca345 with less saturation

  1. aca345
  2. aba351
  3. a9a35c
  4. a8a366
  5. a7a26f
  6. a5a278
  7. a4a280
  8. a3a189
  9. a2a190
  10. a1a098

Questions about #aca345

What color is #aca345?

#aca345 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(172, 163, 69), in HSL hsl(54.76, 42.74%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.434% 0.11583 103.849).

What colors go well with #aca345?

The complementary color of #aca345 is #9795e5. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #cb9445 and #82af63. The triadic partners are #38afd5 and #d282b2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca345?

Black text reads better on #aca345: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and black gives 8.08:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca345 a warm or cool color?

#aca345 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.116.