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#ACA577 — Dusty Yellow

#ACA577 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 #ACA577 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.

#ACA577 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 #777EAC; it also sits naturally between #AC8A77 and #98AC77. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACA577 · RGB 172, 165, 119

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Color values

HEX#ACA577
RGB172, 165, 119
HSL52°, 24%, 57%
HSV52°, 31%, 67%
CMYK0%, 4%, 31%, 33%
XYZ33.80, 37.01, 22.82
Yxy37.01, 0.3610, 0.3953
CIE-Lab67.29, -4.76, 24.81
Hunter Lab60.84, -4.12, 17.70

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 65% · Blue 47%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 31% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACA577 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACA577 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACA577

.text { color: #ACA577; }
.background { background-color: #ACA577; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA577; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 165, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 24%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA577; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 165, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA577; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 165, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA577">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA577">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACA577

#A29A67#918A59#827B4F#726C46#625D3C#4F4B30#3F3C27#2F2D1D#1C1B11#0D0C08

Tints of #ACA577

#B3AD84#BBB590#C3BE9D#CBC6AA#D2CFB6#D8D5C0#E0DDCC#E8E6D9#EFEEE6#F7F7F2

Tones of #ACA577

#A8A27A#A49F7F#A19D82#9C9986#99978A#95948E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #777EAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.50:1 Fails
Against black text8.40:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACA577: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACA577

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 #ACA577: ·

How #ACA577 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #A9A982Deuteranopia · #A9AA85Tritanopia · #AC8B8D

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 Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34ATailwind stone 500 · #78716C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACA577 rather than the exact color:

Dusty Cascade
#ACA47A · #7AB361 · #68A288 · #91B7D0
Cosmic Ruby Harbor
#714546 · #AFA779 · #5EA147 · #4A9C7E
Electric Ruby
#FCF0DA · #AEAC78 · #F2C46A · #4C4541
Royal Ruby Summit
#A6A77D · #5B7B4C · #4AA065 · #9FC2C1
Cosmic Ruby Whisper
#3F6979 · #B19CD0 · #C1849F · #AEA17F
Crystal Ember
#B1495C · #C7AE9D · #A3A279 · #5C8C3A

Similar colors

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

#ACA47A#AFA779#AEAC78#A6A77D#AEA17F#A3A279#B59F78#A2AB73#B09B71#A5AF79#A5AF74#A9AF7E

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACA576  ·  #ACA578 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA577?

#ACA577 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 172, 165, 119). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA577?

#ACA577 is RGB 172, 165, 119 — HSL 52°, 24%, 57% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 31%, 33%.

What colors go with #ACA577?

Its complement is #777EAC; analogous partners are #AC8A77 and #98AC77. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA577 for text?

Black text on #ACA577 has a contrast ratio of 8.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.50:1.