Information about #AC993A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AC993A reads as a pleasantly vivid yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Antique Gold (#B0903D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Reef Gold (#A98D36) and Luxor Gold (#AB8D3F).
In RGB terms — rgb(172, 153, 58) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AC993A color variations
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#AC993A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AC993A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AC993A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AC993A color hues
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#AC993A color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AC993A color
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Nearest named colors to #AC993A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B0903D
#A98D36
#AB8D3F
#B69642
#B6A237
#AD8A3B
#B38D42
#A89C4A
#B5A642
#B2994B
#9A9739
#A8914A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AC993A
- RGB172, 153, 58
- CMYK0, 7, 45, 33
- CSSrgb(172, 153, 58)
- HSL50°, 50%, 45%
- HSL Precise50°, 49.565%, 45.098%
- HSV50°, 66%, 67%
- HSB50°, 66%, 67%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.227
- GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.600, 0.227)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.600, 0.227, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.600, 0.227)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB22.7%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAC993A
- DECIMAL ID11311418
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
