HEX atlas value

#AC9D15

#AC9D15 is a warm yellow HEX color close to Dark Goldenrod. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 172, 157, 21, HSL 54, 78%, 38%, has luminance 0.3294, and belongs to the vibrant group.

yellow warm vibrant

#AC9D15 Sample readable text

HEX #AC9D15

RGB rgb(172, 157, 21)

HSL hsl(54 78% 38%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 88, 33)

Luminance 0.3294

Contrast Black 7.59:1White 2.77:1

CSS

--color-ac9d15: #AC9D15;
.background-ac9d15 { background-color: #AC9D15; }
.text-ac9d15 { color: #AC9D15; }

Luminance0.3294

Black text7.59:1AA Pass

White text2.77:1AA 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":"#AC9D15","rgb":[172,157,21],"hsl":[54,78,38],"cmyk":[0,9,88,33],"luminance":0.3294,"contrast":{"black":7.59,"white":2.77}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.59,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.77,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#E6D537","hex":"#E6D537","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.94,"contrastWhite":1.51,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#1524AC","hex":"#1524AC","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.88,"contrastWhite":11.17,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C2AE00","hex":"#C2AE00","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.35,"contrastWhite":2.25,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

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/ac9d15.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/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#1524AC","analogous":["#AC5215","#70AC15"],"triadic":["#15AC9D","#9D15AC"],"tetradic":["#15AC52","#1524AC","#AC1570"],"splitComplementary":["#1570AC","#5215AC"],"monochromatic":["#E6D537","#AC9D15","#5B530B"]}

Variants

{"light":"#E6D537","dark":"#5B530B","saturated":"#C2AE00","desaturated":"#978C2B","pastel":"#DCD065","neon":"#EBD300"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"dark-goldenrod","name":"Dark Goldenrod","hex":"#B8860B","distance":27.80287754891569},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":34.597687784012386},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":42.5440947723653},{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":46.76537180435969},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":46.76537180435969}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AC9D15

#AC9D15 is classified as a warm yellow value with vibrant visual character. #AC9D15 is visually closest to Dark Goldenrod, a named orange color with HEX #B8860B.

The RGB channels are 172, 157, and 21, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 54deg 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 0.3294, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 27.80, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.59:1AA Pass

White text2.77:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AC9D15 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.59:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.77:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#E6D537#000000 text · best 13.94:1#E6D537

#1524AC#FFFFFF text · best 11.17:1#1524AC

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

#C2AE00#000000 text · best 9.35:1#C2AE00

Generated Palette

#AC9D15#AC9D15

#1524AC#1524AC

#AC5215#AC5215

#70AC15#70AC15

#E6D537#E6D537

#5B530B#5B530B

Color Harmonies

#1524AC#1524AC

#AC5215#AC5215

#70AC15#70AC15

#15AC9D#15AC9D

#9D15AC#9D15AC

Variants

#E6D537#E6D537

#5B530B#5B530B

#C2AE00#C2AE00

#978C2B#978C2B

#DCD065#DCD065

#EBD300#EBD300

Nearest Named Colors

Dark Goldenrod#B8860B

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Peridot#B4C424

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

#AC9D15

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AC9D15

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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