HEX atlas value

#AC8C15

#AC8C15 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 172, 140, 21, HSL 47, 78%, 38%, has luminance 0.2758, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#AC8C15 Sample readable text

HEX #AC8C15

RGB rgb(172, 140, 21)

HSL hsl(47 78% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 19, 88, 33)

Luminance 0.2758

Contrast Black 6.52:1White 3.22:1

CSS

--color-ac8c15: #AC8C15;
.background-ac8c15 { background-color: #AC8C15; }
.text-ac8c15 { color: #AC8C15; }

Luminance0.2758

Black text6.52:1AA Pass

White text3.22:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AC8C15","rgb":[172,140,21],"hsl":[47,78,38],"cmyk":[0,19,88,33],"luminance":0.2758,"contrast":{"black":6.52,"white":3.22}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.52,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.22,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6C037","hex":"#E6C037","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.96,"contrastWhite":1.76,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1536AC","hex":"#1536AC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.16,"contrastWhite":9.74,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#5B4A0B","hex":"#5B4A0B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.43,"contrastWhite":8.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#82AC15","hex":"#82AC15","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.86,"contrastWhite":2.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#C29800","hex":"#C29800","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.79,"contrastWhite":2.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","vibrant","vibrant yellow","Dark Goldenrod adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ac8c15.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1536AC","analogous":["#AC4015","#82AC15"],"triadic":["#15AC8C","#8C15AC"],"tetradic":["#15AC40","#1536AC","#AC1582"],"splitComplementary":["#1582AC","#4015AC"],"monochromatic":["#E6C037","#AC8C15","#5B4A0B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6C037","dark":"#5B4A0B","saturated":"#C29800","desaturated":"#97802B","pastel":"#DCC265","neon":"#EBB800"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":16.73320053068151},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":40.422765862815474},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":40.85339643163099},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":40.85339643163099},{"slug":"bronze","name":"Bronze","hex":"#CD7F32","distance":45.81484475582123}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AC8C15

#AC8C15 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #AC8C15 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 172, 140, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 47deg with 78% saturation and 38% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.2758, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 16.73, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.52:1AA Pass

White text3.22:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AC8C15 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.52:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.22:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6C037#000000 text · best 11.96:1#E6C037

#1536AC#FFFFFF text · best 9.74:1#1536AC

#5B4A0B#FFFFFF text · best 8.64:1#5B4A0B

#82AC15#000000 text · best 7.86:1#82AC15

#C29800#000000 text · best 7.79:1#C29800

Generated Palette

#AC8C15#AC8C15

#1536AC#1536AC

#AC4015#AC4015

#82AC15#82AC15

#E6C037#E6C037

#5B4A0B#5B4A0B

Color Harmonies

#1536AC#1536AC

#AC4015#AC4015

#82AC15#82AC15

#15AC8C#15AC8C

#8C15AC#8C15AC

Variants

#E6C037#E6C037

#5B4A0B#5B4A0B

#C29800#C29800

#97802B#97802B

#DCC265#DCC265

#EBB800#EBB800

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Ochre#CC7722

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Bronze#CD7F32

#AC8C15

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AC8C15

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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