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#aca34b color: Desert Locust

#aca34b is rgb(172, 163, 75) in RGB and oklch(70.501% 0.11036 103.476) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

70.5%
0.110
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aca34b

#aca34b is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 103°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.09:1, 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: #aca34b mixed with white

  1. aca34b
  2. b4ac5f
  3. bcb572
  4. c4be84
  5. ccc896
  6. d4d1a7
  7. dddab9
  8. e5e3ca
  9. eeecdc
  10. f6f6ed

Darker: #aca34b mixed with black

  1. aca34b
  2. 958d40
  3. 7f7835
  4. 69632b
  5. 544f21
  6. 403c17
  7. 2d2a0e
  8. 1b1906
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca34b with less saturation

  1. aca34b
  2. aba356
  3. a9a360
  4. a8a369
  5. a7a272
  6. a6a27a
  7. a4a282
  8. a3a18a
  9. a2a191
  10. a1a099

Questions about #aca34b

What color is #aca34b?

#aca34b is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(172, 163, 75), in HSL hsl(54.43, 39.27%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.501% 0.11036 103.476).

What colors go well with #aca34b?

The complementary color of #aca34b is #9796e3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c9954b and #84af66. The triadic partners are #41afd2 and #d083b1.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca34b?

Black text reads better on #aca34b: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca34b a warm or cool color?

#aca34b is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.11.