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Recognised as Colour

#ADA930

  • #ADA930
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#ADA930 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 169, 48 and HSL 58°, 57%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#ADA930#ADA930
HEX#ADA930
RGBrgb(173, 169, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6627, 0.1882
RGB percentages67.8%, 66.3%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(58.1, 56.6%, 43.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(58.1, 72.3%, 67.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.3%, 72.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,381,040
CSS custom property--colour: #ADA930;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.49:1
Contrast with white2.47:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5256CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7A21Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAA739no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BA9E91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 53 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.47:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 16Dark khaki · ΔE 21.1Olivedrab · ΔE 22.3Goldenrod · ΔE 23.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24.4Khaki · ΔE 27.1
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3034AD
Analogous#AD6A30, #73AD30
Triadic#30ADA9, #A930AD
Split complementary#3073AD, #6A30AD
Tetradic#30AD6A, #3034AD, #AD3073

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDEBBC
Lighter +30%#E1DF95
Lighter +20%#D6D36D
Lighter +10%#CBC745
Darker −10%#858225
Darker −20%#5D5B1A
Darker −30%#35340F
Darker −40%#0D0D04
More saturated +25%#C9C314
Less saturated −25%#918F4C

Channel breakdown

R173
G169
B48
Red173 (67.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue58.08°
Saturation (HSL)56.56%
Lightness43.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AD · G A9 · B 30

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