Colour
#ADA000
- #ADA000
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#ADA000 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 160, 0 and HSL 55°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#ADA000#ADA000
HEX#ADA000
RGBrgb(173, 160, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6275, 0
RGB percentages67.8%, 62.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(55.5, 100%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.5, 100%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 100%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,378,688
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA000;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34026WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness154.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1
Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#525FFF
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 text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#000DAD
Analogous#AD4A00, #64AD00
Triadic#00ADA0, #A000AD
Split complementary#0064AD, #4A00AD
Tetradic#00AD49, #000DAD, #AD0063
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G160
B0
Red173 (67.8%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue55.49°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A0 · B 00
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