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#ACA07F

Khaki · light warm orange

About #ACA07F

With the hex code #ACA07F, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 63% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 7.2 — followed by Tan. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #7F8BAC, a slate gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red172
Green160
Blue127

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.2
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 12.1
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 12.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ACA07F

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ACA07F.
2.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ACA07F.
8.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACA07F appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACA07F
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A89F7D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABA280
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B39B97

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACA07F?

With the hex code #ACA07F, this is a light orange with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 67% red, 63% green and 50% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 26% yellow and 33% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ACA07F?

Use black text. Black on #ACA07F has a contrast ratio of 8.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACA07F?

Its complementary colour is #7F8BAC, and analogous partners are #AC8A7F and #A2AC7F.