Colour

#AD8E00

#AD8E00
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD8E00 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 142, 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

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HEX#AD8E00

RGBrgb(173, 142, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5569, 0

RGB percentages67.8%, 55.7%, 0%

HSLhsl(49.2, 100%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 100%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 17.9%, 100%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,374,080

CSS custom property--colour: #AD8E00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2823WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness144.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.65:1

Contrast with white3.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8A8A8A

Inverted#5271FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9F8C00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A79513no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8178no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.16:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 9.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.2 Olive · ΔE 17.5 Peru · ΔE 26.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.9 Orange · ΔE 31.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 9.77, clearly different but related

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#001FAD

Analogous#AD3800, #75AD00

Triadic#00AD8E, #8E00AD

Split complementary#0075AD, #3700AD

Tetradic#00AD38, #001FAD, #AD0076

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFE77A

Lighter +30%#FFDE47

Lighter +20%#FFD514

Lighter +10%#E0B800

Darker −10%#7A6400

Darker −20%#473A00

Darker −30%#141000

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AD8E00

Less saturated −25%#978016

Channel breakdown

R173

G142

Red173 (67.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue49.25°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 8E · B 00

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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