Palettes / Colors / #ACAA25
#ACAA25 — Yellow
#ACAA25 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #ACAA25 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.
#ACAA25 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #2527AD; it also sits naturally between #AD6625 and #6BAD25. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ACAA25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 172, 170, 37 |
| HSL | 59°, 65%, 41% |
| HSV | 59°, 78%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 78%, 33% |
| XYZ | 31.72, 37.65, 7.35 |
| Yxy | 37.65, 0.4135, 0.4908 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.76, -14.23, 63.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.36, -12.02, 33.77 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 67% · Blue 15%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 78% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ACAA25
.text { color: #ACAA25; }
.background { background-color: #ACAA25; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACAA25; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 170, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 65%, 41%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACAA25; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 170, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACAA25; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 170, 37, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ACAA25">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACAA25">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #2527AD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.53:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ACAA25: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACAA25
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #ACAA25: ·
How #ACAA25 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 #ACAA25 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #ACAA25?
#ACAA25 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 172, 170, 37). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ACAA25?
#ACAA25 is RGB 172, 170, 37 — HSL 59°, 65%, 41% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 78%, 33%.
What colors go with #ACAA25?
Its complement is #2527AD; analogous partners are #AD6625 and #6BAD25. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ACAA25 for text?
Black text on #ACAA25 has a contrast ratio of 8.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.