Close to Sage
#ACA178
#ACA178 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 67.5% red, 63.1% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ACA178.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.59:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.12:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.59:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.12:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ACA178 as they’d see it.
#ACA178 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #ACA178
What color is #ACA178?
#ACA178 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 67.5% red, 63.1% green, and 47.1% blue. Its hue is 47°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ACA178 in RGB?
#ACA178 is rgb(172, 161, 120): 172 red, 161 green, and 120 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ACA178 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 30, 33). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ACA178?
PANTONE 7529 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ACA178?
Its complement #95A0C9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.