Colour

#ADA791

#ADA791
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark grey

#ADA791 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 167, 145 and HSL 47°, 15%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark grey.

Colour values

#ADA791#ADA791

HEX#ADA791

RGBrgb(173, 167, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6549, 0.5686

RGB percentages67.8%, 65.5%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(47.1, 14.6%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(47.1, 16.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 3.5%, 16.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,380,625

CSS custom property--colour: #ADA791;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38566WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.71:1

Contrast with white2.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#52586E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#ACA690no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#AEA892no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B2A3A1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.41:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark grey · ΔE 12.3 Silver · ΔE 15.4 Tan · ΔE 15.4 Gray · ΔE 19.3 Rosy brown · ΔE 20.1 Light grey · ΔE 20.3

Nearest named CSS colourDark grey (#A9A9A9)ΔE 12.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#9197AD

Analogous#AD9991, #A5AD91

Triadic#91ADA7, #A791AD

Split complementary#91A5AD, #9991AD

Tetradic#91AD99, #9197AD, #AD91A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEEDE9

Lighter +20%#D9D6CB

Lighter +10%#C3BEAE

Darker −10%#979074

Darker −20%#7C755C

Darker −30%#5F5946

Darker −40%#413E31

More saturated +25%#C5B579

Less saturated −25%#9F9F9F

Channel breakdown

R173

G167

B145

Red173 (67.8%)

Green167 (65.5%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue47.14°

Saturation (HSL)14.58%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G A7 · B 91

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