Recognised as Colour
#ADA71D
- #ADA71D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Olive
#ADA71D is a yellow with RGB values 173, 167, 29 and HSL 57°, 71%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.
Colour values
#ADA71D#ADA71D
HEX#ADA71D
RGBrgb(173, 167, 29)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6549, 0.1137
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.5%, 11.4%
HSLhsl(57.5, 71.3%, 39.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 83.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 83.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,509
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA71D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.32:1
Contrast with white2.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.32:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#5258E2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1D23AD
Analogous#AD5F1D, #6BAD1D
Triadic#1DADA7, #A71DAD
Split complementary#1D6BAD, #5F1DAD
Tetradic#1DAD5F, #1D23AD, #AD1D6B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G167
B29
Red173 (67.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue29 (11.4%)
Hue57.5°
Saturation (HSL)71.29%
Lightness39.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A7 · B 1D
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