Palettes / Colors / #ACA64D

#ACA64D — Muted Yellow

#ACA64D is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the yellow family.

#ACA64D 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 #4D54AC; it also sits naturally between #AC774D and #83AC4D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 65% · Blue 30%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 55% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACA64D

.text { color: #ACA64D; }
.background { background-color: #ACA64D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACA64D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 166, 77); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 38%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACA64D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 166, 77, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACA64D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 166, 77, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACA64D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACA64D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4D54AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACA64D: #000000.

How #ACA64D looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACA64D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACA64C  ·  #ACA64E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACA64D?

#ACA64D is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 172, 166, 77). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACA64D?

#ACA64D is RGB 172, 166, 77 — HSL 56°, 38%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 55%, 33%.

What colors go with #ACA64D?

Its complement is #4D54AC; analogous partners are #AC774D and #83AC4D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACA64D for text?

Black text on #ACA64D has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.53:1.