#aca378 Color Information

#aca378 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aca378. In RGB, it consists of 67.5% Red, 63.9% Green, and 47.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 5.2% Magenta, 30.2% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 49.6°, with saturation of 23.9% and lightness of 57.3%. The decimal value for #aca378 is 11314040, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aca378 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#aca378 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color172, 163, 120 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.5%, 63.9%, 47.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.325, 0.361, 0.529 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.052, 0.302, 0.325 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color49.6°, 23.9%, 57.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color49.6°, 30.2%, 67.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.501, 36.321, 23.014 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color131, 172, 120 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11314040 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color66.765, -3.554, 23.562 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)66.765, 23.828, 98.578 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color66.765, 7.949, 31.786 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color60.267, -6.244, 19.546 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.361, 0.391, 36.321 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289504120 / 0xffaca378 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999966 Copy
Last Updated: June 16, 2025

Shades of #aca378

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aca378, its pure hue is 49.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.9%, and its lightness is 57.3%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aca378, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16140f to #978f69.

Tints of #aca378

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aca378, its pure hue is 49.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.9%, and its lightness is 57.3%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aca378, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b6af89 to #f5f4ee.

Tones of #aca378

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aca378, its pure hue is 49.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 23.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aca378, which range from #929292 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffd925 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aca378

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aca378! For #aca378, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aca378. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aca378

This color, #aca378, consists of 67.5% Red, 63.9% Green, and 47.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 172, Green = 163, Blue = 120. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aca378 is 0% Cyan, 5.2% Magenta, 30.2% Yellow, and 32.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.5%
C0.0%
G63.9%
M5.2%
B47.1%
Y30.2%
K32.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 172 163 120
Octal 254 243 170
Hexa #ac #a3 #78
Binary 10101100 10100011 01111000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 5 30 32
Octal 0 5 36 40
Hexa #00 #05 #1e #20
Binary 00000000 00000101 00011110 00100000

Analogous Colors of #aca378

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aca378 — which has hue 49.6° — its analogous colors are located at 19.6° and 79.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aca378.

Triadic Colors of #aca378

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aca378 — which has hue 49.6° — its triadic colors are located at 49.6° and 289.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aca378.

Complementary Color of #aca378

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aca378 — which has hue 49.6° — its complementary color is located at 229.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aca378.

Split Complementary Colors of #aca378

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aca378 — which has hue 49.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 49.6° and 259.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aca378.

Tetradic Colors of #aca378

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aca378 — which has hue 49.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 319.6°, 49.6°, 139.6°, and 229.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aca378.

Monochromatic Colors of #aca378

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aca378, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #666351 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #dcd5b5 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aca378

We want to make getting started with #aca378 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aca378 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aca378 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aca378 with other HTML elements.

#aca378 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aca378.
<span style="color: #aca378;">The color of this text is #aca378.</span>

#aca378 Background Color

The background color for this text is #aca378.
<div style="background-color: #aca378; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aca378.</div>

#aca378 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aca378.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aca378;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aca378.</span>

#aca378 Border Color

This is a div with border color #aca378.
<div style="border: #aca378 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aca378.</div>

#aca378 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aca378 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aca378; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aca378 on a white background.</div></div>

#aca378 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aca378 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aca378; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aca378 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aca378 to White

This is a gradient from #aca378 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aca378,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aca378,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aca378,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aca378,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aca378 to white.</div>

Gradient from #aca378 to Black

This is a gradient from #aca378 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aca378,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aca378,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aca378,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aca378,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aca378 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aca378

In addition to using #aca378 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aca378 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aca378, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 172, Green = 163, Blue = 120). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aca378 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aca378
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(172, 163, 120)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aca378; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aca378; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aca378; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(172, 163, 120);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aca378")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:172, green:163, blue:120, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:172 green:163 blue:120 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(172f, 163f, 120f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(172, 163, 120);
 

#aca378 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aca378 the same way. For those with color blindness, #aca378 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aca378 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aca378 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aca378 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aca378 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aca378 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text