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#ACBD2E — Yellow

#ACBD2E 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 #ACBD2E 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.

#ACBD2E 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 #3E2EBD; it also sits naturally between #BD862E and #65BD2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#ACBD2E · RGB 172, 189, 46

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Color values

HEX#ACBD2E
RGB172, 189, 46
HSL67°, 61%, 46%
HSV67°, 76%, 74%
CMYK9%, 0%, 76%, 26%
XYZ35.70, 45.36, 9.46
Yxy45.36, 0.3944, 0.5011
CIE-Lab73.13, -23.41, 65.10
Hunter Lab67.35, -19.96, 36.51

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 67% · Green 74% · Blue 18%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 76% · Key 26%

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

Previews

Sample text in #ACBD2E on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #ACBD2E on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #ACBD2E

.text { color: #ACBD2E; }
.background { background-color: #ACBD2E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ACBD2E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(172, 189, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(67, 61%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ACBD2E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(172, 189, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ACBD2E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(172, 189, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ACBD2E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ACBD2E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ACBD2E

#9DAC2A#8E9C26#7C8721#6D771D#5E6719#4F5615#404611#2D310C#1E2108#0F1004

Tints of #ACBD2E

#BCCE36#C3D34A#CAD85F#D1DD73#D8E288#DEE79C#E5ECB1#ECF1C6#F3F6DA#FAFBEF

Tones of #ACBD2E

#A4B238#9DA942#959E4C#8D9457#858961#7D806B

Color harmonies

Complementary — #3E2EBD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text2.08:1 Fails
Against black text10.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #ACBD2E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ACBD2E

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 #ACBD2E: ·

How #ACBD2E looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #B3B451Deuteranopia · #B2B159Tritanopia · #AD6C72

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 #ACBD2E 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
Tender Canyon
#D6A570 · #E3D885 · #A2C532 · #A4E479
Crimson Ruby Bloom
#9DBE2C · #7FD156 · #25D83A · #32D990

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #ACBD2D  ·  #ACBD2F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #ACBD2E?

#ACBD2E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 172, 189, 46). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ACBD2E?

#ACBD2E is RGB 172, 189, 46 — HSL 67°, 61%, 46% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 76%, 26%.

What colors go with #ACBD2E?

Its complement is #3E2EBD; analogous partners are #BD862E and #65BD2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ACBD2E for text?

Black text on #ACBD2E has a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.08:1.