#ACA089

Accessibility

AAA

8.14:1

Vs white / black

2.58:1 · 8.14:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#aca089

RGB

rgb(172, 160, 137)

RGBA

rgba(172, 160, 137, 1)

HSL

hsl(39, 17%, 61%)

HSLA

hsla(39, 17%, 61%, 1)

HSV

hsv(39, 20%, 67%)

LAB

lab(66.3% 0.52 13.58)

LCH

lch(66.3% 13.59 87.81)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7098 0.0039 0.035)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7098 0.0352 83.64)

XYZ

xyz(34.10, 35.72, 28.76)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 20%, 33%)

CSS

color: #aca089;

CSS variable

--color-aca089: #aca089;

SCSS

$color-aca089: #aca089;

JavaScript

const color = "#aca089";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#aca089";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#aca089" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#aca089", "rgb": { "r": 172, "g": 160, "b": 137 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7098 0.0352 83.64)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#aca089-1: #aca089;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-400

Very different · ΔE 8.17 · #A8A29E

Nearest CSS named color

Tan

Very different · ΔE 9.74 · #D2B48C

Nearest Material color

brown-200

Very different · ΔE 10.25 · #BCAAA4

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 22.71 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fcf4e5 100efe7d7 200ddd3c1 300c7bca8 400aca089 50090856e 600796f5c 700615848 8004a4336 900342e24 9501f1a10

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8f7f5 f1efeb eae7e2 e3dfd8 dcd7ce d6d0c4 cfc8ba c8c0b0 c1b8a7 bab09d b3a893 aca089 9e937e 8f8572 817867 736b5b 645d50 565045 484339 39352e 2b2822 1d1b17 0e0d0b

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8f7f5 f1efeb eae7e2 e3dfd8 dcd7ce d6d0c4 cfc8ba c8c0b0 c1b8a7 bab09d b3a893

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9e937e 8f8572 817867 736b5b 645d50 565045 484339 39352e 2b2822 1d1b17 0e0d0b

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a89d88 a59b88 a19887 9d9586 9a9385 969085 928d84 8f8b83 8b8882 878582 848381

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#ACA089Stop 1 #8B96ACStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#AC908BStop 1 #ACA089Stop 2 #A7AC8BStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#ACA089Stop 1 #8BACA1Stop 2 #A18BACStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#ACA089Stop 1 #8BA7ACStop 2 #908BACStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3C362AStop 1 #685E4AStop 2 #95866AStop 3 #B5AA97Stop 4 #D5CFC3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #aca089 works

#ACA089 (#aca089) sits in the orange family at about 39° hue, 17% saturation, and 61% lightness. Contrast is 2.58:1 on white and 8.14:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-400 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #aca089 as small body text on white — 2.58:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Creativity, enthusiasm, and friendliness. Approachable CTAs and lifestyle brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Orange range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E Spectrum #CCAF8F#CCAF8F Spectrum #BD9A75#BD9A75 Tan#D2B48C Material Brown 200#BCAAA4 Spectrum #C2B27A#C2B27A Spectrum #C7AE75#C7AE75 Spectrum #D0AB8B#D0AB8B Tailwind neutral 400#A3A3A3 Material Grey 500#9E9E9E Spectrum #B3A061#B3A061 DarkGray#A9A9A9