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Recognised as Colour

#ADA170

  • #ADA170
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#ADA170 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 161, 112 and HSL 48°, 27%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#ADA170#ADA170
HEX#ADA170
RGBrgb(173, 161, 112)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6314, 0.4392
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.1%, 43.9%
HSLhsl(48.2, 27.1%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.2, 35.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.9%, 35.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,056
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA170;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35544WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.11:1
Contrast with white2.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.11:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#525E8F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9E6Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEA372no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B69A94no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.11:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.3Burlywood · ΔE 15.1Dark khaki · ΔE 15.2Dark seagreen · ΔE 23.4Wheat · ΔE 23.8Navajo white · ΔE 25.1
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.28, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#707CAD
Analogous#AD8370, #9BAD70
Triadic#70ADA1, #A170AD
Split complementary#709BAD, #8270AD
Tetradic#70AD83, #707CAD, #AD709B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F6F2
Lighter +30%#E5E1D1
Lighter +20%#D2CCB1
Lighter +10%#C0B690
Darker −10%#958855
Darker −20%#746B43
Darker −30%#544D30
Darker −40%#332F1E
More saturated +25%#C9B254
Less saturated −25%#91908C

Channel breakdown

R173
G161
B112
Red173 (67.8%)
Green161 (63.1%)
Blue112 (43.9%)
Hue48.2°
Saturation (HSL)27.11%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A1 · B 70

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