Information about #AC9E40 color

#AC9E40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC9E40 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 158, 64) — 67.5% red, 62% green, 25.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 42 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AC9E40 is a confidently colored golden yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Moderate Gold (#A89C4A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brass (#B5A642) and Roti (#B69642).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 158, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AC9E40: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AC9E40 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AC9E40 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AC9E40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AC9E40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AC9E40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AC9E40 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AC9E40 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.

Complementary color schemes
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#3F4EAB
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#673FAB
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#3F84AB
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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#AB673F
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#AC9E40
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#3FAB9D
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#9D3FAB
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#4EAB3F
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#9D3FAB
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#3FAB67
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#3F4EAB
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#AB3F84
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Nearest named colors to #AC9E40

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

#AC9E40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC9E40
  • RGB172, 158, 64
  • CMYK0, 5, 42, 33
  • HSL52°, 46%, 46%
  • HSL Precise52.222°, 45.763%, 46.275%
  • HSV52°, 63%, 67%
  • HSB52°, 63%, 67%
  • HEX IDAC9E40
  • DECIMAL ID11312704
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
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