Colour
#ADA37C
- #ADA37C
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#ADA37C is a yellow with RGB values 173, 163, 124 and HSL 48°, 23%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#ADA37C#ADA37C
HEX#ADA37C
RGBrgb(173, 163, 124)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6392, 0.4863
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.9%, 48.6%
HSLhsl(47.8, 23%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.8, 28.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 28.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,580
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA37C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36534WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.31:1
Contrast with white2.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#525C83
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7C86AD
Analogous#AD8B7C, #9FAD7C
Triadic#7CADA3, #A37CAD
Split complementary#7C9FAD, #8B7CAD
Tetradic#7CAD8A, #7C86AD, #AD7C9E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G163
B124
Red173 (67.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue124 (48.6%)
Hue47.76°
Saturation (HSL)23%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A3 · B 7C
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