Colour
#AD9D4F
- #AD9D4F
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AD9D4F is a yellow with RGB values 173, 157, 79 and HSL 50°, 37%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AD9D4F#AD9D4F
HEX#AD9D4F
RGBrgb(173, 157, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6157, 0.3098
RGB percentages67.8%, 61.6%, 31%
HSLhsl(49.8, 37.3%, 49.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 54.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 9.2%, 54.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,377,999
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9D4F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.33563WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.71:1
Contrast with white2.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#5262B0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4F5FAD
Analogous#AD6E4F, #8EAD4F
Triadic#4FAD9D, #9D4FAD
Split complementary#4F8EAD, #6E4FAD
Tetradic#4FAD6E, #4F5FAD, #AD4F8E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G157
B79
Red173 (67.8%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue49.79°
Saturation (HSL)37.3%
Lightness49.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 9D · B 4F
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