Recognised as Colour

#AD8A19

#AD8A19
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD8A19 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 138, 25 and HSL 46°, 75%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#AD8A19

RGBrgb(173, 138, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5412, 0.098

RGB percentages67.8%, 54.1%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(45.8, 74.7%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 85.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 20.2%, 85.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,373,081

CSS custom property--colour: #AD8A19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27131WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness142.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.43:1

Contrast with white3.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.43:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#898989

Inverted#5275E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B8900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#A49221no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BC7D76no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.27:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 7.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 16.2 Olive · ΔE 17.6 Peru · ΔE 21.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 27 Sandy brown · ΔE 27.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 7.86, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#193CAD

Analogous#AD4019, #86AD19

Triadic#19AD8A, #8A19AD

Split complementary#1986AD, #4019AD

Tetradic#19AD40, #193CAD, #AD1986

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F1DEA1

Lighter +30%#EBCF74

Lighter +20%#E4BF48

Lighter +10%#DAAE1F

Darker −10%#806613

Darker −20%#54430C

Darker −30%#271F06

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#C69700

Less saturated −25%#947D32

Channel breakdown

R173

G138

B25

Red173 (67.8%)

Green138 (54.1%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue45.81°

Saturation (HSL)74.75%

Lightness38.82%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 8A · B 19

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Colour harmonies

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