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Colour

#AD8D00

  • #AD8D00
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD8D00 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 141, 0 and HSL 49°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AD8D00#AD8D00
HEX#AD8D00
RGBrgb(173, 141, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5529, 0
RGB percentages67.8%, 55.3%, 0%
HSLhsl(48.9, 100%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 100%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 100%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,373,824
CSS custom property--colour: #AD8D00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27934WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.59:1
Contrast with white3.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.59:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A
Inverted#5272FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9E8B00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#A69413no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BC8077no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.19:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.2Goldenrod · ΔE 14.1Olive · ΔE 17.7Peru · ΔE 26.4Dark khaki · ΔE 30.1Orange · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.18, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0020AD
Analogous#AD3600, #77AD00
Triadic#00AD8D, #8D00AD
Split complementary#0077AD, #3700AD
Tetradic#00AD36, #0020AD, #AD0076

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFE67A
Lighter +30%#FFDD47
Lighter +20%#FFD414
Lighter +10%#E0B700
Darker −10%#7A6300
Darker −20%#473A00
Darker −30%#141000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AD8D00
Less saturated −25%#977F16

Channel breakdown

R173
G141
B0
Red173 (67.8%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue48.9°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 8D · B 00

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