Colour

#AD9700

#AD9700
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD9700 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 151, 0 and HSL 52°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AD9700#AD9700

HEX#AD9700

RGBrgb(173, 151, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5922, 0

RGB percentages67.8%, 59.2%, 0%

HSLhsl(52.4, 100%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 100%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 12.7%, 100%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,376,384

CSS custom property--colour: #AD9700;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31017WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.2:1

Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#5268FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A89300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9A17no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Olive · ΔE 16.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 29.4 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.9 Peru · ΔE 31.8

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 15.23, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0016AD

Analogous#AD4000, #6DAD00

Triadic#00AD97, #9700AD

Split complementary#006CAD, #4100AD

Tetradic#00AD40, #0016AD, #AD006C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFEE7A

Lighter +30%#FFE847

Lighter +20%#FFE114

Lighter +10%#E0C400

Darker −10%#7A6A00

Darker −20%#473E00

Darker −30%#141100

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AD9700

Less saturated −25%#978716

Channel breakdown

R173

G151

Red173 (67.8%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue52.37°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness33.92%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 97 · B 00

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