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#aca700 color: Honey and Thyme

#aca700 is rgb(172, 167, 0) in RGB and oklch(70.947% 0.15259 107.569) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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58°
100%

70.9%
0.153
108°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.54:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #aca700

#aca700 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 108°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.54:1 contrast and black text 8.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Honey and Thyme (#aaaa00). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #aca700 mixed with white

  1. aca700
  2. b4b039
  3. bcb956
  4. c4c26e
  5. cccb84
  6. d4d499
  7. dcdcae
  8. e5e5c2
  9. edeed7
  10. f6f6eb

Darker: #aca700 mixed with black

  1. aca700
  2. 959100
  3. 7f7b00
  4. 696600
  5. 545200
  6. 403e00
  7. 2d2c00
  8. 1b1a00
  9. 0b0a00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #aca700 with less saturation

  1. aca700
  2. aba72d
  3. a9a742
  4. a8a652
  5. a7a660
  6. a6a56d
  7. a5a578
  8. a4a483
  9. a3a38d
  10. a2a297

Questions about #aca700

What color is #aca700?

#aca700 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Honey and Thyme. In RGB it is rgb(172, 167, 0), in HSL hsl(58.26, 100%, 33.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.947% 0.15259 107.569).

What colors go well with #aca700?

The complementary color of #aca700 is #9d90fa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d59300 and #70b753. The triadic partners are #00b2eb and #e476b3.

Is white or black text more readable on #aca700?

Black text reads better on #aca700: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and black gives 8.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #aca700 a warm or cool color?

#aca700 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 108 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.153.