Recognised as Colour
#ADA751
- #ADA751
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ADA751 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 167, 81 and HSL 56°, 36%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ADA751#ADA751
HEX#ADA751
RGBrgb(173, 167, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6549, 0.3176
RGB percentages67.8%, 65.5%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(56.1, 36.2%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.1, 53.2%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 3.5%, 53.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,380,561
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA751;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37116WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.42:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#5258AE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5157AD
Analogous#AD7951, #85AD51
Triadic#51ADA7, #A751AD
Split complementary#5185AD, #7951AD
Tetradic#51AD79, #5157AD, #AD5185
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G167
B81
Red173 (67.8%)
Green167 (65.5%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue56.09°
Saturation (HSL)36.22%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A7 · B 51
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