#ac7500

Color #ac7500

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 7.46 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ac7500

RGB

rgb(172, 117, 0)

HSL

hsl(40.8, 100%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.8, 100%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 32%, 100%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(53.49, 13.75, 59.96)

LCH

lch(53.49, 61.52, 77.08)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.1268, 76.13)

HWB

hwb(40.8, 0%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0037ac

Analogous

#ac1f00

#ac7500

#8dac00

Triadic

#ac7500

#00ac75

#7500ac

Split-complementary

#ac7500

#008dac

#1f00ac

Tetradic

#ac7500

#37ac00

#0037ac

#7500ac

Square

#ac7500

#00ac1f

#0037ac

#ac008d

Shades

Color #ac7500 mixed toward black.

#8f6100

#734e00

#563a00

#392700

#1d1300

Tints

Color #ac7500 mixed toward white.

#e49b00

#ffb71e

#ffc956

#ffdb8e

#ffedc7

Tones

Color #ac7500 mixed toward gray.

#9e700e

#8f6b1d

#81652b

#736039

#645b48

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.3:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.3:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#97973b · ΔE 18.9

Deuteranopia

#9a9e41 · ΔE 20.8

Tritanopia

#aa4e52 · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 25.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ac7500;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac7500]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Orange #ffa500

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#ac7500 (#ac7500) is rgb(172, 117, 0) in RGB.

No, #ac7500 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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