Recognised as Colour
#AD9E56
- #AD9E56
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AD9E56 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 158, 86 and HSL 50°, 35%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AD9E56#AD9E56
HEX#AD9E56
RGBrgb(173, 158, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6196, 0.3373
RGB percentages67.8%, 62%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(49.7, 34.7%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 50.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 50.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,378,262
CSS custom property--colour: #AD9E56;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3401WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.8:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#5261A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5665AD
Analogous#AD7256, #90AD56
Triadic#56AD9E, #9E56AD
Split complementary#5690AD, #7256AD
Tetradic#56AD73, #5665AD, #AD5691
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G158
B86
Red173 (67.8%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue49.66°
Saturation (HSL)34.66%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G 9E · B 56
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