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Recognised as Colour

#ADA247

  • #ADA247
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark khaki

#ADA247 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 162, 71 and HSL 54°, 42%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#ADA247#ADA247
HEX#ADA247
RGBrgb(173, 162, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6353, 0.2784
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.5%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(53.5, 41.8%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.5, 59%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 59%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,271
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA247;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3518WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#525DB8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AF9D3Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#B3A24Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original
Tritanopia#B9988Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 42.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 11.4Olive · ΔE 17.4Olivedrab · ΔE 23.5Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24Khaki · ΔE 24.6Burlywood · ΔE 25.6
Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 11.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4752AD
Analogous#AD6F47, #85AD47
Triadic#47ADA2, #A247AD
Split complementary#4785AD, #6F47AD
Tetradic#47AD6F, #4752AD, #AD4785

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEAD3
Lighter +30%#DED9AF
Lighter +20%#CFC88B
Lighter +10%#C0B767
Darker −10%#898038
Darker −20%#655E29
Darker −30%#413C1A
Darker −40%#1C1B0C
More saturated +25%#CCBA29
Less saturated −25%#8F8A66

Channel breakdown

R173
G162
B71
Red173 (67.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue53.53°
Saturation (HSL)41.8%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A2 · B 47

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