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#acac09

a dark, electric yellow · cool · closest name: olive

RGB
172, 172, 9
HSL
60°, 90%, 36%
CMYK
0, 0, 95, 33
Luminance
0.3830

Every format

HEX#acac09
RGBrgb(172, 172, 9)
HSLhsl(60, 90%, 36%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 95%, 33%)
LABlab(68.2 -15.9 69.2)
LCHlch(68.2 71.0 103.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.721 0.155 109.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #acac09;
background-color: #acac09;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#acac09] bg-[#acac09]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #acac09;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.675, green: 0.675, blue: 0.035)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#acac09")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#acac09 on white: 2.43:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#acac09 on black: 8.66:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red67.5%
Green67.5%
Blue3.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow94.8%
Key (black)32.5%

Color previews

#acac09 text on a black background

contrast 8.66:1

Card sample

#acac09 text on a white background

contrast 2.43:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #acac09;
Background color
Panel with #acac09 background
background-color: #acac09;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #acac09;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(172, 172, 9, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(172, 172, 9, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #acac09;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #acac09, #3FAC09);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #acac09

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #acac09 in the Color Lab