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#acaa21 color: Honey and Thyme

#acaa21 is rgb(172, 170, 33) in RGB and oklch(71.704% 0.14649 108.692) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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59°
100%

71.7%
0.146
109°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • yellow-600
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.46:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #acaa21

#acaa21 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 71.7% lightness, 0.146 chroma and a hue of 109°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.46:1 contrast and black text 8.53:1, 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: #acaa21 mixed with white

  1. acaa21
  2. b4b344
  3. bcbb5d
  4. c4c474
  5. cccc89
  6. d4d59d
  7. dcddb1
  8. e5e6c5
  9. edeed8
  10. f6f7ec

Darker: #acaa21 mixed with black

  1. acaa21
  2. 95931b
  3. 7f7d16
  4. 696810
  5. 54530b
  6. 403f06
  7. 2d2d03
  8. 1b1b01
  9. 0b0b00
  10. 010100

Calmer: #acaa21 with less saturation

  1. acaa21
  2. abaa3a
  3. aaa94b
  4. a9a959
  5. a8a866
  6. a7a872
  7. a6a77d
  8. a5a687
  9. a5a591
  10. a4a59a

Questions about #acaa21

What color is #acaa21?

#acaa21 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Honey and Thyme. In RGB it is rgb(172, 170, 33), in HSL hsl(59.14, 67.8%, 40.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.704% 0.14649 108.692).

What colors go well with #acaa21?

The complementary color of #acaa21 is #a193f9. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #d4970f and #72b95c. The triadic partners are #00b4ec and #e57bb3.

Is white or black text more readable on #acaa21?

Black text reads better on #acaa21: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and black gives 8.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #acaa21 a warm or cool color?

#acaa21 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 109 degrees, its lightness 71.7% and its chroma 0.146.