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#aca351 color: Desert Locust

#aca351 is rgb(172, 163, 81) in RGB and oklch(70.575% 0.10453 103.048) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

70.6%
0.105
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
8.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aca351

#aca351 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.105 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 8.11:1, 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: #aca351 mixed with white

  1. aca351
  2. b4ac64
  3. bcb576
  4. c4be87
  5. ccc899
  6. d4d1aa
  7. dddabb
  8. e5e3cc
  9. eeecdd
  10. f6f6ee

Darker: #aca351 mixed with black

  1. aca351
  2. 958d45
  3. 7f783a
  4. 69632f
  5. 544f24
  6. 403c1a
  7. 2d2a10
  8. 1b1907
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca351 with less saturation

  1. aca351
  2. aba35b
  3. a9a364
  4. a8a36d
  5. a7a275
  6. a6a27c
  7. a5a284
  8. a3a18b
  9. a2a192
  10. a1a199

Questions about #aca351

What color is #aca351?

#aca351 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(172, 163, 81), in HSL hsl(54.07, 35.97%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.575% 0.10453 103.048).

What colors go well with #aca351?

The complementary color of #aca351 is #9798e0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c89652 and #86ae6a. The triadic partners are #49aed0 and #ce86b1.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca351?

Black text reads better on #aca351: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca351 a warm or cool color?

#aca351 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.105.