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Recognised as Colour

#AD971A

  • #AD971A
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD971A is a yellow with RGB values 173, 151, 26 and HSL 51°, 74%, 39%. 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

#AD971A#AD971A
HEX#AD971A
RGBrgb(173, 151, 26)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.5922, 0.102
RGB percentages67.8%, 59.2%, 10.2%
HSLhsl(51, 73.9%, 39%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 85%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 85%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,376,410
CSS custom property--colour: #AD971A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.22:1
Contrast with white2.91:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#5268E5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9B25no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BB8B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53.5 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 text7.22:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 14.4Olive · ΔE 14.7Goldenrod · ΔE 16.7Dark khaki · ΔE 25.3Olivedrab · ΔE 28.1Peru · ΔE 29
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 14.42, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1A30AD
Analogous#AD4E1A, #7AAD1A
Triadic#1AAD97, #971AAD
Split complementary#1A7AAD, #4E1AAD
Tetradic#1AAD4D, #1A30AD, #AD1A79

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1E5A2
Lighter +30%#EAD976
Lighter +20%#E4CD49
Lighter +10%#D9BE21
Darker −10%#817013
Darker −20%#544A0D
Darker −30%#282306
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C6A801
Less saturated −25%#948633

Channel breakdown

R173
G151
B26
Red173 (67.8%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue26 (10.2%)
Hue51.02°
Saturation (HSL)73.87%
Lightness39.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 97 · B 1A

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