Recognised as Colour
#ADA30D
- #ADA30D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#ADA30D is a yellow with RGB values 173, 163, 13 and HSL 56°, 86%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#ADA30D#ADA30D
HEX#ADA30D
RGBrgb(173, 163, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6392, 0.051
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.9%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(56.2, 86%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 92.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 92.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,469
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA30D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35108WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.02:1
Contrast with white2.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A
Inverted#525CF2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D17AD
Analogous#AD530D, #67AD0D
Triadic#0DADA3, #A30DAD
Split complementary#0D67AD, #530DAD
Tetradic#0DAD53, #0D17AD, #AD0D67
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G163
B13
Red173 (67.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue56.25°
Saturation (HSL)86.02%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A3 · B 0D
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