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#ACA67E

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #ACA67E

#ACA67E is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 65% green and 49% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Khaki (ΔE 8.7); Sage comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #7E84AC — a slate gray tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ACA67E for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.51:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red172
Green166
Blue126

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 8.7
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 10.2
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #ACA67E

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ACA67E.
2.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ACA67E.
8.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ACA67E appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ACA67E
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AEA37B
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0A67F
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3A09B

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ACA67E?

#ACA67E is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 67% red, 65% green and 49% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 33% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ACA67E?

Use black text. Black on #ACA67E has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ACA67E?

Its complementary colour is #7E84AC, and analogous partners are #AC8F7E and #9BAC7E.