#ac9f42

Color #ac9f42

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.99 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 16

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Conversions

HEX

#ac9f42

RGB

rgb(172, 159, 66)

HSL

hsl(52.6, 44.5%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.6, 61.6%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 61.6%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(64.93, -6.92, 48.98)

LCH

lch(64.93, 49.47, 98.04)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.1146, 101.38)

HWB

hwb(52.6, 25.9%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424fac

Analogous

#ac6a42

#ac9f42

#84ac42

Triadic

#ac9f42

#42ac9f

#9f42ac

Split-complementary

#ac9f42

#4284ac

#6a42ac

Tetradic

#ac9f42

#4fac42

#424fac

#9f42ac

Square

#ac9f42

#42ac6a

#424fac

#ac4284

Shades

Color #ac9f42 mixed toward black.

#8f8537

#736a2c

#565021

#393516

#1d1b0b

Tints

Color #ac9f42 mixed toward white.

#c0b45b

#cdc37c

#d9d29d

#e6e1be

#f2f0de

Tones

Color #ac9f42 mixed toward gray.

#a3984b

#9a9254

#928b5d

#898465

#807e6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a663 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a869 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#ab767a · ΔE 35.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ac9f42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ac9f42]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ac9f42 (#ac9f42) is rgb(172, 159, 66) in RGB.

No, #ac9f42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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