Colour

#AD9306

#AD9306
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD9306 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 147, 6 and HSL 51°, 93%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#AD9306

RGBrgb(173, 147, 6)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5765, 0.0235

RGB percentages67.8%, 57.6%, 2.4%

HSLhsl(50.7, 93.3%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 96.5%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 15%, 96.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,375,366

CSS custom property--colour: #AD9306;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29765WCAG 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 6.95:1

Contrast with white3.02:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.95:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#526CF9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A49000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#AA9818no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.7 from the original

Tritanopia#BC867Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.02:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 12.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 14.9 Olive · ΔE 16.3 Dark khaki · ΔE 28.7 Peru · ΔE 29 Olivedrab · ΔE 30.6

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0620AD

Analogous#AD4006, #73AD06

Triadic#06AD93, #9306AD

Split complementary#0673AD, #3F06AD

Tetradic#06AD40, #0620AD, #AD0674

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBE884

Lighter +30%#F9DF53

Lighter +20%#F7D622

Lighter +10%#DEBD08

Darker −10%#7C6904

Darker −20%#4A3F03

Darker −30%#191501

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B39700

Less saturated −25%#97841C

Channel breakdown

R173

G147

Red173 (67.8%)

Green147 (57.6%)

Blue6 (2.4%)

Hue50.66°

Saturation (HSL)93.3%

Lightness35.1%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 93 · B 06

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