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#aca50b color: Jīn Sè Gold

#aca50b is rgb(172, 165, 11) in RGB and oklch(70.524% 0.14883 106.559) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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57°
100%

70.5%
0.149
107°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.58:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.14:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #aca50b

#aca50b is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.5% lightness, 0.149 chroma and a hue of 107°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.58:1 contrast and black text 8.14:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Jīn Sè Gold (#a5a502). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aca50b mixed with white

  1. aca50b
  2. b4ae3b
  3. bcb757
  4. c4c06f
  5. ccc985
  6. d4d29a
  7. dcdbae
  8. e5e4c3
  9. ededd7
  10. f6f6eb

Darker: #aca50b mixed with black

  1. aca50b
  2. 958f08
  3. 7f7906
  4. 696504
  5. 545102
  6. 403d01
  7. 2d2b01
  8. 1b1a00
  9. 0b0a00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca50b with less saturation

  1. aca50b
  2. aba530
  3. a9a543
  4. a8a453
  5. a7a460
  6. a5a46c
  7. a4a378
  8. a3a282
  9. a2a28d
  10. a1a196

Questions about #aca50b

What color is #aca50b?

#aca50b is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Jīn Sè Gold. In RGB it is rgb(172, 165, 11), in HSL hsl(57.39, 87.98%, 35.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.524% 0.14883 106.559).

What colors go well with #aca50b?

The complementary color of #aca50b is #9a90f7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d49100 and #72b552. The triadic partners are #00b1e7 and #e176b3.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca50b?

Black text reads better on #aca50b: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and black gives 8.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca50b a warm or cool color?

#aca50b is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 107 degrees, its lightness 70.5% and its chroma 0.149.