Palettes / Colors / #ACB87F

#ACB87F — Dusty Green

#ACB87F is a green color we call Dusty Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #ACB87F 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.

#ACB87F is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. 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 #8B7FB8; it also sits naturally between #B8A87F and #8FB87F. 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 72% · Blue 50%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #ACB87F

.text { color: #ACB87F; }
.background { background-color: #ACB87F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACB87F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 184, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 29%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACB87F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 184, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACB87F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 184, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACB87F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACB87F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8B7FB8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ACB87F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACB87F

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 #ACB87F 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 #ACB87F 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

← #ACB87E  ·  #ACB880 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACB87F?

#ACB87F is Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 172, 184, 127). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACB87F?

#ACB87F is RGB 172, 184, 127 — HSL 73°, 29%, 61% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 31%, 28%.

What colors go with #ACB87F?

Its complement is #8B7FB8; analogous partners are #B8A87F and #8FB87F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACB87F for text?

Black text on #ACB87F has a contrast ratio of 9.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.