Palettes / Colors / #ACAA2A
#ACAA2A — Yellow
#ACAA2A 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 #ACAA2A 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.
#ACAA2A 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 #2A2CAC; it also sits naturally between #AC692A and #6DAC2A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #ACAA2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | 172, 170, 42 |
| HSL | 59°, 61%, 42% |
| HSV | 59°, 76%, 67% |
| CMYK | 0%, 1%, 76%, 33% |
| XYZ | 31.81, 37.69, 7.79 |
| Yxy | 37.69, 0.4116, 0.4877 |
| CIE-Lab | 67.79, -14.03, 61.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.39, -11.86, 33.34 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 67% · Green 67% · Blue 16%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 76% · Key 33%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #ACAA2A
.text { color: #ACAA2A; }
.background { background-color: #ACAA2A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACAA2A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 170, 42); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(59, 61%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACAA2A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 170, 42, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACAA2A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 170, 42, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#ACAA2A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACAA2A">Div content here</div>
Shades of #ACAA2A
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Tones of #ACAA2A
Color harmonies
Complementary — #2A2CAC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 8.54:1 AAA |
Best text color on #ACAA2A: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACAA2A
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 #ACAA2A: ·
How #ACAA2A 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 #ACAA2A 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 #ACAA2A?
#ACAA2A is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 172, 170, 42). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #ACAA2A?
#ACAA2A is RGB 172, 170, 42 — HSL 59°, 61%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 76%, 33%.
What colors go with #ACAA2A?
Its complement is #2A2CAC; analogous partners are #AC692A and #6DAC2A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #ACAA2A for text?
Black text on #ACAA2A has a contrast ratio of 8.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.46:1.