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Recognised as Colour

#ADA500

  • #ADA500
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#ADA500 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 165, 0 and HSL 57°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#ADA500#ADA500
HEX#ADA500
RGBrgb(173, 165, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6471, 0
RGB percentages67.8%, 64.7%, 0%
HSLhsl(57.2, 100%, 33.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.2, 100%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 100%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,968
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA500;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35795WCAG 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 8.16:1
Contrast with white2.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9B9B9B
Inverted#525AFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B59E00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#B8A41Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BB998Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 19.1Goldenrod · ΔE 21Dark goldenrod · ΔE 23.8Olivedrab · ΔE 27.8Yellow green · ΔE 28Gold · ΔE 29.2
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 19.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0008AD
Analogous#AD4E00, #5FAD00
Triadic#00ADA5, #A500AD
Split complementary#005FAD, #4E00AD
Tetradic#00AD4F, #0008AD, #AD005F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFF97A
Lighter +30%#FFF647
Lighter +20%#FFF414
Lighter +10%#E0D600
Darker −10%#7A7400
Darker −20%#474400
Darker −30%#141300
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#ADA500
Less saturated −25%#979116

Channel breakdown

R173
G165
B0
Red173 (67.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue57.23°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness33.92%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A5 · B 00

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