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Colour

#AD9600

  • #AD9600
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD9600 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 150, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AD9600#AD9600
HEX#AD9600
RGBrgb(173, 150, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5882, 0
RGB percentages67.8%, 58.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(52, 100%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 100%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 13.3%, 100%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,376,128
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9600;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30697WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#5269FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9A16no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original
Tritanopia#BC897Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.6Goldenrod · ΔE 15.4Olive · ΔE 16.6Dark khaki · ΔE 29.4Olivedrab · ΔE 30.2Peru · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.62, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0017AD
Analogous#AD4000, #6DAD00
Triadic#00AD96, #9600AD
Split complementary#006DAD, #4000AD
Tetradic#00AD40, #0017AD, #AD006D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFED7A
Lighter +30%#FFE747
Lighter +20%#FFE014
Lighter +10%#E0C200
Darker −10%#7A6A00
Darker −20%#473E00
Darker −30%#141100
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AD9600
Less saturated −25%#978616

Channel breakdown

R173
G150
B0
Red173 (67.8%)
Green150 (58.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.02°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 96 · B 00

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