Recognised as Colour
#ADA37D
- #ADA37D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#ADA37D is a yellow with RGB values 173, 163, 125 and HSL 47°, 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
#ADA37D#ADA37D
HEX#ADA37D
RGBrgb(173, 163, 125)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6392, 0.4902
RGB percentages67.8%, 63.9%, 49%
HSLhsl(47.5, 22.6%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.5, 27.7%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.8%, 27.7%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,581
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA37D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.36559WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 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#525C82
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#7D87AD
Analogous#AD8B7D, #9FAD7D
Triadic#7DADA3, #A37DAD
Split complementary#7D9FAD, #8B7DAD
Tetradic#7DAD8B, #7D87AD, #AD7D9F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G163
B125
Red173 (67.8%)
Green163 (63.9%)
Blue125 (49%)
Hue47.5°
Saturation (HSL)22.64%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A3 · B 7D
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