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#aca42a color: Venom

#aca42a is rgb(172, 164, 42) in RGB and oklch(70.426% 0.13637 105.541) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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56°
100%

70.4%
0.136
106°
  • 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
8.10:1Readable · AA
Lc 53

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About #aca42a

#aca42a is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.4% lightness, 0.136 chroma and a hue of 106°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.59:1 contrast and black text 8.1:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Venom (#a9a52a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aca42a mixed with white

  1. aca42a
  2. b4ad48
  3. bcb660
  4. c4c076
  5. ccc98a
  6. d4d29e
  7. dcdbb2
  8. e5e4c5
  9. eeedd8
  10. f6f6ec

Darker: #aca42a mixed with black

  1. aca42a
  2. 958e23
  3. 7f791c
  4. 696416
  5. 545010
  6. 403d0a
  7. 2d2b05
  8. 1b1a02
  9. 0b0a01
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca42a with less saturation

  1. aca42a
  2. aba43e
  3. a9a44d
  4. a8a35a
  5. a7a366
  6. a5a371
  7. a4a27b
  8. a3a284
  9. a2a18e
  10. a1a097

Questions about #aca42a

What color is #aca42a?

#aca42a is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Venom. In RGB it is rgb(172, 164, 42), in HSL hsl(56.31, 60.75%, 41.96%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.426% 0.13637 105.541).

What colors go well with #aca42a?

The complementary color of #aca42a is #9892f0. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d09227 and #78b258. The triadic partners are #00b0e0 and #db7bb2.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca42a?

Black text reads better on #aca42a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and black gives 8.1:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca42a a warm or cool color?

#aca42a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 106 degrees, its lightness 70.4% and its chroma 0.136.