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Recognised as Colour

#AD9905

  • #AD9905
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AD9905 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 153, 5 and HSL 53°, 94%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AD9905#AD9905
HEX#AD9905
RGBrgb(173, 153, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6, 0.0196
RGB percentages67.8%, 60%, 2%
HSLhsl(52.9, 94.4%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 97.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.6%, 97.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,376,901
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9905;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31678WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness150.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#5266FA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9C1Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BC8C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.2Olive · ΔE 16.3Goldenrod · ΔE 16.3Dark khaki · ΔE 28.7Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1Gold · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 16.24, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0519AD
Analogous#AD4505, #6DAD05
Triadic#05AD99, #9905AD
Split complementary#056DAD, #4505AD
Tetradic#05AD45, #0519AD, #AD056D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBED83
Lighter +30%#FAE651
Lighter +20%#F9DF1F
Lighter +10%#DFC506
Darker −10%#7B6D04
Darker −20%#4A4102
Darker −30%#181501
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B29D00
Less saturated −25%#97881B

Channel breakdown

R173
G153
B5
Red173 (67.8%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue52.86°
Saturation (HSL)94.38%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 99 · B 05

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