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#ACBC2C — Yellow

#ACBC2C 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 #ACBC2C 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.

#ACBC2C 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 #3C2CBA; it also sits naturally between #BA832C and #62BA2C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACBC2C · RGB 172, 188, 44

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Color values

HEX#ACBC2C
RGB172, 188, 44
HSL67°, 62%, 45%
HSV67°, 77%, 74%
CMYK9%, 0%, 77%, 26%
XYZ35.45, 44.92, 9.18
Yxy44.92, 0.3959, 0.5016
CIE-Lab72.84, -23.01, 65.46
Hunter Lab67.02, -19.60, 36.49

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 74% · Blue 17%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 77% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACBC2C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACBC2C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACBC2C

.text { color: #ACBC2C; }
.background { background-color: #ACBC2C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBC2C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 188, 44); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 62%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBC2C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 188, 44, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBC2C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 188, 44, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACBC2C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACBC2C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACBC2C

#9AA928#8B9924#7C8820#6D781C#5E6718#4B5313#3C4210#2D320C#1E2108#0F1104

Tints of #ACBC2C

#BCCF30#C3D345#C9D85A#D0DD6E#D8E387#DFE89C#E6EDB1#ECF1C5#F3F6DA#FAFBEE

Tones of #ACBC2C

#A1B036#99A540#929B4B#8B9254#83875E#7B7D68

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3C2CBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.10:1 Fails
Against black text9.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACBC2C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBC2C

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 #ACBC2C: ·

How #ACBC2C looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B3B34FDeuteranopia · #B2B157Tritanopia · #AD6A70

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 Lime 500 · #CDDC39Tailwind lime 500 · #84CC16

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ACBC2C rather than the exact color:

Serene Twilight
#8C412D · #CB9E45 · #ADBF2B · #93D363
Radiant Harbor
#2890A6 · #D552BE · #A6BF2F · #AFE0E1
Mellow Mirage
#BD8743 · #B1BE32 · #67BE32 · #64CA74
Amber Lagoon
#B3BF24 · #3ECFDA · #DF57D5 · #EFF3D8
Hidden Cinder
#8E1A60 · #7A1519 · #B36915 · #ABB91F
Vivid Cinder
#834A21 · #57491B · #A3B228 · #2D4610

Similar colors

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

#ADBF2B#A6BF2F#B1BE32#B3BF24#ABB91F#A3B228#A6BA1F#A2C532#9DBE2C#BBC12E#A8B61D#AFC937

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACBC2B  ·  #ACBC2D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBC2C?

#ACBC2C is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 172, 188, 44). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBC2C?

#ACBC2C is RGB 172, 188, 44 — HSL 67°, 62%, 45% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 77%, 26%.

What colors go with #ACBC2C?

Its complement is #3C2CBA; analogous partners are #BA832C and #62BA2C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBC2C for text?

Black text on #ACBC2C has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.