Colour

#AD9703

#AD9703
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD9703 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 151, 3 and HSL 52°, 97%, 35%. 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

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HEX#AD9703

RGBrgb(173, 151, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5922, 0.0118

RGB percentages67.8%, 59.2%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(52.2, 96.6%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 98.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 12.7%, 98.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,376,387

CSS custom property--colour: #AD9703;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31024WCAG 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 white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail

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

Greyscale equivalent#919191

Inverted#5268FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A89300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Deuteranopia#AD9A18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Tritanopia#BC8A80no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.91:1WCAG large text: Fail

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

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 15.7 Olive · ΔE 16.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 29 Olivedrab · ΔE 29.7 Peru · ΔE 31.5

Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 15.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0319AD

Analogous#AD4203, #6EAD03

Triadic#03AD97, #9703AD

Split complementary#036EAD, #4203AD

Tetradic#03AD42, #0319AD, #AD036E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDED7F

Lighter +30%#FCE54D

Lighter +20%#FBDE1B

Lighter +10%#DFC304

Darker −10%#7B6B02

Darker −20%#493F01

Darker −30%#171400

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B09900

Less saturated −25%#978719

Channel breakdown

R173

G151

Red173 (67.8%)

Green151 (59.2%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue52.24°

Saturation (HSL)96.59%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G 97 · B 03

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