Palettes / Colors / #ACAC8A

#ACAC8A — Dusty Yellow

#ACAC8A is a yellow color we call Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGray (#A9A9A9). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgray (#A9A9A9) — not an exact match. CSS darkgray gives you #A9A9A9, a different color; use #ACAC8A 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.

#ACAC8A 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 #8B8BAC; it also sits naturally between #AC9C8B and #9CAC8B. 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 67% · Blue 54%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 33%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACAC8A

.text { color: #ACAC8A; }
.background { background-color: #ACAC8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACAC8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 172, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 17%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACAC8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 172, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACAC8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 172, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACAC8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACAC8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B8BAC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACAC8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACAC8A

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:

How #ACAC8A 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 #ACAC8A 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

← #ACAC89  ·  #ACAC8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACAC8A?

#ACAC8A is Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 172, 172, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACAC8A?

#ACAC8A is RGB 172, 172, 138 — HSL 60°, 17%, 61% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 20%, 33%.

What colors go with #ACAC8A?

Its complement is #8B8BAC; analogous partners are #AC9C8B and #9CAC8B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACAC8A for text?

Black text on #ACAC8A has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.