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#ACA596 Forgotten Sandstone

#ACA596 is a light gray named Forgotten Sandstone. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.5% red, 64.7% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(172, 165, 150)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 12% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 33% black. #ACA596 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.58:1.

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Variations of #ACA596

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ACA596 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ACA596 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ACA596 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABA696
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A495
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAA595
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABA696
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABA696
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0A2A1
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ADA49B
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A6A6A6
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A7A5A2

#ACA596 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.45:1 Very poor#ACA596 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.58:1 Very good#ACA596 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ACA596 in CSS

/* Forgotten Sandstone */
.color { color: #ACA596; }
.background { background-color: #ACA596; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ACA596; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(172 165 150);
color: hsl(41 12% 63%);
color: oklch(0.724 0.023 86.0);

#ACA596 FAQ

What color is #ACA596?

#ACA596 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ACA596?

#ACA596 is rgb(172, 165, 150) in RGB, hsl(41, 12%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ACA596?

The complementary color of #ACA596 is #969DAC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ACA596?

Black text has the best contrast on #ACA596: 8.58:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ACA596 a warm or cool color?

#ACA596 is a neutral color.