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Colour

#AD9A22

  • #AD9A22
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#AD9A22 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 154, 34 and HSL 52°, 67%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#AD9A22#AD9A22
HEX#AD9A22
RGBrgb(173, 154, 34)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6039, 0.1333
RGB percentages67.8%, 60.4%, 13.3%
HSLhsl(51.8, 67.1%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 80.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 11%, 80.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,377,186
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9A22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1
Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#5265DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9D2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BB8E84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 14.2Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.1Goldenrod · ΔE 18Dark khaki · ΔE 23.3Olivedrab · ΔE 26.5Peru · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 14.18, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2235AD
Analogous#AD5422, #7BAD22
Triadic#22AD9A, #9A22AD
Split complementary#227AAD, #5522AD
Tetradic#22AD54, #2235AD, #AD227A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFE6AC
Lighter +30%#E6D982
Lighter +20%#DECC57
Lighter +10%#D6BE2C
Darker −10%#82741A
Darker −20%#584E11
Darker −30%#2D2809
Darker −40%#030200
More saturated +25%#C7AD08
Less saturated −25%#93873C

Channel breakdown

R173
G154
B34
Red173 (67.8%)
Green154 (60.4%)
Blue34 (13.3%)
Hue51.8°
Saturation (HSL)67.15%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 9A · B 22

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