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#aca451 color: Desert Locust

#aca451 is rgb(172, 164, 81) in RGB and oklch(70.793% 0.10557 103.765) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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55°
100%

70.8%
0.106
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 #aca451

#aca451 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.8% lightness, 0.106 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: #aca451 mixed with white

  1. aca451
  2. b4ad64
  3. bcb676
  4. c4bf87
  5. ccc899
  6. d4d1aa
  7. dddabb
  8. e5e4cc
  9. eeeddd
  10. f6f6ee

Darker: #aca451 mixed with black

  1. aca451
  2. 958e45
  3. 7f793a
  4. 69642f
  5. 545024
  6. 403d1a
  7. 2d2b10
  8. 1b1a07
  9. 0b0a02
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca451 with less saturation

  1. aca451
  2. aba45b
  3. aaa464
  4. a8a36d
  5. a7a375
  6. a6a37d
  7. a5a384
  8. a4a28c
  9. a3a293
  10. a2a19a

Questions about #aca451

What color is #aca451?

#aca451 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Desert Locust. In RGB it is rgb(172, 164, 81), in HSL hsl(54.73, 35.97%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.793% 0.10557 103.765).

What colors go well with #aca451?

The complementary color of #aca451 is #9898e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c89651 and #86af6a. The triadic partners are #49afd1 and #cf86b1.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca451?

Black text reads better on #aca451: 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 #aca451 a warm or cool color?

#aca451 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 104 degrees, its lightness 70.8% and its chroma 0.106.