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#ACA366 — Dusty Yellow

#ACA366 is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #ACA366 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ACA366 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6770AD; it also sits naturally between #AD8067 and #93AD67. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACA366 · RGB 172, 163, 102

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Color values

HEX#ACA366
RGB172, 163, 102
HSL52°, 30%, 54%
HSV52°, 41%, 67%
CMYK0%, 5%, 41%, 33%
XYZ32.51, 35.92, 17.79
Yxy35.92, 0.3770, 0.4166
CIE-Lab66.46, -5.77, 32.84
Hunter Lab59.94, -4.95, 21.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 64% · Blue 40%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 41% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #ACA366 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACA366 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACA366

.text { color: #ACA366; }
.background { background-color: #ACA366; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA366; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 163, 102); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 30%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA366; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 163, 102, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA366; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 163, 102, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA366">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA366">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACA366

#A29857#92894F#817946#716A3D#605A34#504B2B#3F3B22#2E2C19#1E1C10#0D0C07

Tints of #ACA366

#B4AB74#BBB381#C4BD92#CBC59F#D2CDAC#DAD5B9#E1DDC7#EAE7D7#F1EFE4#F8F7F2

Tones of #ACA366

#A8A06B#A29C71#9E9876#99957A#94917F#8E8D85

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6770AD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.57:1 Fails
Against black text8.18:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACA366: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACA366

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #ACA366: ·

How #ACA366 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #A8A875Deuteranopia · #A9A978Tritanopia · #AC8083

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACA366 rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Opal
#B2A45D · #598F55 · #70AEB0 · #9A93D3
Hidden Harbor
#B7A464 · #ACC7A5 · #6EC4B5 · #8F96C4
Golden Terrace
#5F64A5 · #CA8BCD · #BF8484 · #A2A55F
Crystal Ruby Solace
#475F9C · #C39DCB · #895254 · #A9AF67
Hidden Ruby Garden
#B29862 · #5DA445 · #97D2C8 · #3B4384
Lucky Drift
#C49AD0 · #AB5A60 · #9EA365 · #94D0A2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B2A45D#B7A464#A2A55F#A9AF67#B29862#9EA365#AA9565#B09B71#B29669#B49769#B99C64#A3986B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACA365  ·  #ACA367 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA366?

#ACA366 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 172, 163, 102). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA366?

#ACA366 is RGB 172, 163, 102 — HSL 52°, 30%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 5%, 41%, 33%.

What colors go with #ACA366?

Its complement is #6770AD; analogous partners are #AD8067 and #93AD67. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA366 for text?

Black text on #ACA366 has a contrast ratio of 8.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.57:1.