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#aca353 color: Desert Locust

#aca353 is rgb(172, 163, 83) in RGB and oklch(70.601% 0.10252 102.891) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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54°
100%

70.6%
0.103
103°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • olive-400
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.59:1Hard to read
Lc -56
Black text
8.12:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #aca353

#aca353 is a soft light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.6% lightness, 0.103 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 8.12:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Desert Locust (#a9a450). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is olive-400.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aca353 mixed with white

  1. aca353
  2. b4ac66
  3. bcb577
  4. c4be89
  5. ccc89a
  6. d4d1aa
  7. dddabb
  8. e5e3cc
  9. eeecdd
  10. f6f6ee

Darker: #aca353 mixed with black

  1. aca353
  2. 958d47
  3. 7f783b
  4. 696330
  5. 544f25
  6. 403c1b
  7. 2d2a11
  8. 1b1908
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca353 with less saturation

  1. aca353
  2. aba35d
  3. a9a365
  4. a8a36e
  5. a7a276
  6. a6a27d
  7. a5a285
  8. a3a18c
  9. a2a193
  10. a1a199

Questions about #aca353

What color is #aca353?

#aca353 is soft light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(172, 163, 83), in HSL hsl(53.93, 34.9%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.601% 0.10252 102.891).

What colors go well with #aca353?

The complementary color of #aca353 is #9798de. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c79654 and #87ae6b. The triadic partners are #4caecf and #cd86b1.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca353?

Black text reads better on #aca353: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca353 a warm or cool color?

#aca353 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 103 degrees, its lightness 70.6% and its chroma 0.103.