Colour

#AD9228

#AD9228
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD9228 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 146, 40 and HSL 48°, 62%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#AD9228

RGBrgb(173, 146, 40)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5725, 0.1569

RGB percentages67.8%, 57.3%, 15.7%

HSLhsl(47.8, 62.4%, 41.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 76.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 15.6%, 76.9%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,375,144

CSS custom property--colour: #AD9228;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29595WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.92:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.92:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#909090

Inverted#526DD7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A28F14no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#A9972Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BB867Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.8 Olive · ΔE 15.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.2 Peru · ΔE 23.8 Sandy brown · ΔE 28.7

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 12.82, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#2843AD

Analogous#AD5028, #85AD28

Triadic#28AD92, #9228AD

Split complementary#2885AD, #5028AD

Tetradic#28AD50, #2843AD, #AD2885

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEE2B3

Lighter +30%#E4D28A

Lighter +20%#DAC261

Lighter +10%#D1B237

Darker −10%#846F1E

Darker −20%#5A4C15

Darker −30%#31290B

Darker −40%#070602

More saturated +25%#C8A20D

Less saturated −25%#928243

Channel breakdown

R173

G146

B40

Red173 (67.8%)

Green146 (57.3%)

Blue40 (15.7%)

Hue47.82°

Saturation (HSL)62.44%

Lightness41.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 92 · B 28

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Colour values

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