Information about #ACA55D color

#ACA55D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ACA55D falls into the Yellow Color FamilyMild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 165, 93) — 67.5% red, 64.7% green, 36.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 31 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ACA55D reads as a moderately toned golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Bullet Shell (#AF9B60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flourish (#ADB15E) and Gingko (#A59C55).

The recipe behind #ACA55D is rgb(172, 165, 93), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ACA55D: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. #ACA55D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ACA55D color variations

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

#ACA55D 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 #ACA55D

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

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Green Smoke color link
Green Smoke

#9CA664

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ACA55D
  • RGB172, 165, 93
  • CMYK0, 3, 31, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 165, 93)
  • HSL55°, 32%, 52%
  • HSL Precise54.684°, 32.245%, 51.961%
  • HSV55°, 46%, 67%
  • HSB55°, 46%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.647, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.647, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.647, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDACA55D
  • DECIMAL ID11314525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01