HEX atlas value

#AC9315

#AC9315 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 172, 147, 21, HSL 50, 78%, 38%, has luminance 0.2969, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#AC9315 Sample readable text

HEX #AC9315

RGB rgb(172, 147, 21)

HSL hsl(50 78% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 15, 88, 33)

Luminance 0.2969

Contrast Black 6.94:1White 3.03:1

CSS

--color-ac9315: #AC9315;
.background-ac9315 { background-color: #AC9315; }
.text-ac9315 { color: #AC9315; }

Luminance0.2969

Black text6.94:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA 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":"#AC9315","rgb":[172,147,21],"hsl":[50,78,38],"cmyk":[0,15,88,33],"luminance":0.2969,"contrast":{"black":6.94,"white":3.03}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.94,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.03,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6C937","hex":"#E6C937","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.77,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#152FAC","hex":"#152FAC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.03,"contrastWhite":10.32,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C2A200","hex":"#C2A200","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.46,"contrastWhite":2.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#5B4E0B","hex":"#5B4E0B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.54,"contrastWhite":8.27,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

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/ac9315.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-goldenrod.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/acid-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ochre.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#152FAC","analogous":["#AC4815","#7AAC15"],"triadic":["#15AC93","#9315AC"],"tetradic":["#15AC48","#152FAC","#AC157A"],"splitComplementary":["#157AAC","#4815AC"],"monochromatic":["#E6C937","#AC9315","#5B4E0B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6C937","dark":"#5B4E0B","saturated":"#C2A200","desaturated":"#97852B","pastel":"#DCC865","neon":"#EBC400"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":20.322401432901575},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":44.46346815083142},{"slug":"ochre","name":"Ochre","hex":"#CC7722","distance":44.46346815083142},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":45.47526800360829},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":45.47526800360829}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AC9315

#AC9315 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #AC9315 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 172, 147, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.2969, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.32, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.94:1AA Pass

White text3.03:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AC9315 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.94:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.03:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6C937#000000 text · best 12.77:1#E6C937

#152FAC#FFFFFF text · best 10.32:1#152FAC

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

#C2A200#000000 text · best 8.46:1#C2A200

#5B4E0B#FFFFFF text · best 8.27:1#5B4E0B

Generated Palette

#AC9315#AC9315

#152FAC#152FAC

#AC4815#AC4815

#7AAC15#7AAC15

#E6C937#E6C937

#5B4E0B#5B4E0B

Color Harmonies

#152FAC#152FAC

#AC4815#AC4815

#7AAC15#7AAC15

#15AC93#15AC93

#9315AC#9315AC

Variants

#E6C937#E6C937

#5B4E0B#5B4E0B

#C2A200#C2A200

#97852B#97852B

#DCC865#DCC865

#EBC400#EBC400

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Ochre#CC7722

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

#AC9315

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AC9315

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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