Information about #ACA51B color

#ACA51B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACA51B falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 165, 27) — 67.5% red, 64.7% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 57 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively sunny yellow, #ACA51B occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Lucky (#AB9A1C). Slightly further away sit Vomit (#A2A415) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

The recipe behind #ACA51B is rgb(172, 165, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.6:1. #ACA51B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ACA51B color variations

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

#ACA51B 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ACA51B

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

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACA51B
  • RGB172, 165, 27
  • CMYK0, 3, 57, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 165, 27)
  • HSL57°, 73%, 39%
  • HSL Precise57.103°, 72.864%, 39.02%
  • HSV57°, 84%, 67%
  • HSB57°, 84%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.647, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.647, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.647, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDACA51B
  • DECIMAL ID11314459
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01