Colour
#AD9115
- #AD9115
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#AD9115 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 145, 21 and HSL 49°, 78%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#AD9115#AD9115
HEX#AD9115
RGBrgb(173, 145, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5686, 0.0824
RGB percentages67.8%, 56.9%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(48.9, 78.4%, 38%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 87.9%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.2%, 87.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,374,869
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9115;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.29189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.84:1
Contrast with white3.07:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.84:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E
Inverted#526EEA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.07:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1531AD
Analogous#AD4515, #7DAD15
Triadic#15AD91, #9115AD
Split complementary#157DAD, #4515AD
Tetradic#15AD45, #1531AD, #AD157D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G145
B21
Red173 (67.8%)
Green145 (56.9%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue48.95°
Saturation (HSL)78.35%
Lightness38.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 91 · B 15
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