Recognised as Colour
#ADA50D
- #ADA50D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#ADA50D is a yellow with RGB values 173, 165, 13 and HSL 57°, 86%, 36%. 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
#ADA50D#ADA50D
HEX#ADA50D
RGBrgb(173, 165, 13)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6471, 0.051
RGB percentages67.8%, 64.7%, 5.1%
HSLhsl(57, 86%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57, 92.5%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 4.6%, 92.5%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,379,981
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA50D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.35824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158 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#9C9C9C
Inverted#525AF2
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0D15AD
Analogous#AD550D, #65AD0D
Triadic#0DADA5, #A50DAD
Split complementary#0D65AD, #550DAD
Tetradic#0DAD55, #0D15AD, #AD0D65
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G165
B13
Red173 (67.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue13 (5.1%)
Hue57°
Saturation (HSL)86.02%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A5 · B 0D
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