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#aca450 color: Desert Locust

#aca450 is rgb(172, 164, 80) in RGB and oklch(70.78% 0.10656 103.833) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

70.8%
0.107
104°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Camel
  • yellow-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.18:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #aca450

#aca450 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.107 chroma and a hue of 104°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.18:1, 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: #aca450 mixed with white

  1. aca450
  2. b4ad63
  3. bcb675
  4. c4bf87
  5. ccc898
  6. d4d1a9
  7. dddaba
  8. e5e4cc
  9. eeeddd
  10. f6f6ee

Darker: #aca450 mixed with black

  1. aca450
  2. 958e44
  3. 7f7939
  4. 69642e
  5. 545024
  6. 403d1a
  7. 2d2b10
  8. 1b1a07
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca450 with less saturation

  1. aca450
  2. aba45a
  3. aaa464
  4. a8a36c
  5. a7a375
  6. a6a37c
  7. a5a384
  8. a4a28b
  9. a3a293
  10. a2a19a

Questions about #aca450

What color is #aca450?

#aca450 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(172, 164, 80), in HSL hsl(54.78, 36.51%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.78% 0.10656 103.833).

What colors go well with #aca450?

The complementary color of #aca450 is #9898e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c99650 and #85af6a. The triadic partners are #48afd2 and #d085b1.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca450?

Black text reads better on #aca450: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.18:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca450 a warm or cool color?

#aca450 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.107.