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Colour

#ADA272

  • #ADA272
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Tan

#ADA272 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 162, 114 and HSL 49°, 26%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.

Colour values

#ADA272#ADA272
HEX#ADA272
RGBrgb(173, 162, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6353, 0.4471
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.5%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(48.8, 26.5%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 34.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 6.4%, 34.1%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,314
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA272;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3594WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.19:1
Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#525D8D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9F6Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFA374no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B69B96no 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 text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.19:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Tan · ΔE 12.1Burlywood · ΔE 15.3Dark khaki · ΔE 15.5Dark seagreen · ΔE 22.8Wheat · ΔE 23.5Navajo white · ΔE 25
Nearest named CSS colourTan (#D2B48C)ΔE 12.13, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#727DAD
Analogous#AD8472, #9BAD72
Triadic#72ADA2, #A272AD
Split complementary#729BAD, #8472AD
Tetradic#72AD84, #727DAD, #AD729B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F7F3
Lighter +30%#E5E2D3
Lighter +20%#D3CDB2
Lighter +10%#C0B792
Darker −10%#958A57
Darker −20%#756C44
Darker −30%#554E31
Darker −40%#34301F
More saturated +25%#C9B356
Less saturated −25%#91918E

Channel breakdown

R173
G162
B114
Red173 (67.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue48.81°
Saturation (HSL)26.46%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A2 · B 72

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