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#ACAA62 — Dusty Yellow

#ACAA62 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 #ACAA62 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.

#ACAA62 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 #6264AC; it also sits naturally between #AC8562 and #8AAC62. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACAA62 · RGB 172, 170, 98

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Color values

HEX#ACAA62
RGB172, 170, 98
HSL58°, 31%, 53%
HSV58°, 43%, 67%
CMYK0%, 1%, 43%, 33%
XYZ33.59, 38.40, 17.20
Yxy38.40, 0.3766, 0.4306
CIE-Lab68.32, -9.92, 37.26
Hunter Lab61.97, -8.51, 24.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 67% · Blue 38%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 43% · Key 33%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACAA62 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACAA62 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACAA62

.text { color: #ACAA62; }
.background { background-color: #ACAA62; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACAA62; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 170, 98); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(58, 31%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACAA62; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 170, 98, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACAA62; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 170, 98, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACAA62">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACAA62">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACAA62

#A09E54#908D4C#7F7D43#6E6C3A#615F33#504F2A#3F3E21#2F2E19#1E1E10#0D0D07

Tints of #ACAA62

#B3B16F#BCBA80#C3C18D#CAC99B#D3D2AB#DAD9B9#E1E0C6#E8E7D4#F1F1E4#F8F8F2

Tones of #ACAA62

#A8A567#A2A06D#9D9B72#979678#92917C#8C8C82

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6264AC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.42:1 Fails
Against black text8.68:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACAA62: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACAA62

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 #ACAA62: ·

How #ACAA62 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #ABAB73Deuteranopia · #ABAB78Tritanopia · #AC8184

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACAA62 rather than the exact color:

Crystal Ruby Solace
#475F9C · #C39DCB · #895254 · #A9AF67
Royal Ruby Opal
#B2A45D · #598F55 · #70AEB0 · #9A93D3
Smoky Ruby Garden
#7A446F · #BA6B5C · #A5AF5D · #58B960
Golden Terrace
#5F64A5 · #CA8BCD · #BF8484 · #A2A55F
Radiant Ruby Zephyr
#B25A73 · #745C4C · #AAB259 · #7FAA73
Hidden Harbor
#B7A464 · #ACC7A5 · #6EC4B5 · #8F96C4

Similar colors

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

#A9AF67#B2A45D#A5AF5D#A2A55F#AAB259#B7A464#A4B465#A3B763#9EA365#B4AD53#BBA958#B39A5C

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACAA61  ·  #ACAA63 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACAA62?

#ACAA62 is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 172, 170, 98). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACAA62?

#ACAA62 is RGB 172, 170, 98 — HSL 58°, 31%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 43%, 33%.

What colors go with #ACAA62?

Its complement is #6264AC; analogous partners are #AC8562 and #8AAC62. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACAA62 for text?

Black text on #ACAA62 has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.42:1.