Dark Beige Color
Dark Beige is a orange color with hex code #AC9362. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with dark beige, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Dark Beige Color Values
What Does Dark Beige Mean?
Dark Beige belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Dark Beige sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Dark Beige is classified as a yellow (nearest centroid: dark grayish yellow, #A18F60). It is also known as Pyrite Gold.
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Dark Beige
Dark Beige and #627BAC are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AC6E62 and #A0AC62, which sit beside dark beige on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair dark beige with triadic partners #62AC94 and #9462AC. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Teak —
#B19461(Delta E 2) - Barley Corn —
#A68B5B(Delta E 3) - Dark Sand —
#A88F59(Delta E 3) - Muesli —
#AA8B5B(Delta E 4) - Dust —
#B2996E(Delta E 4)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #AC9362; }
.background { background-color: #AC9362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #AC9362; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #AC936240; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for dark beige?
Dark Beige has the hex code #AC9362. In RGB notation it is rgb(172, 147, 98), in HSL it is hsl(40, 31%, 53%), and its OKLCH value is 0.674, 0.073, 83.6.
What does the color dark beige mean?
Orange-family colors like dark beige carry distinct psychological associations. Dark Beige belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Dark Beige sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with dark beige?
Dark Beige has three easy routes: its complement #627BAC for punch, its neighbors #AC6E62 and #A0AC62 for something calmer, or triadic partners #62AC94 and #9462AC when you want energy.
Is dark beige a standard web color?
No — Dark Beige is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #AC9362 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make dark beige lighter or darker?
To lighten dark beige, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F1EDE4 (lightest tint) to #1E1910 (darkest shade).
About Dark Beige
Dark Beige is classified as a Yellow in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has alternative names including Pyrite Gold. The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #AC9362 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.