Colour

#ADAA03

#ADAA03
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Olive

#ADAA03 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 170, 3 and HSL 59°, 97%, 35%. 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

#ADAA03#ADAA03

HEX#ADAA03

RGBrgb(173, 170, 3)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6667, 0.0118

RGB percentages67.8%, 66.7%, 1.2%

HSLhsl(58.9, 96.6%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(58.9, 98.3%, 67.8%)

CMYK0%, 1.7%, 98.3%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,381,251

CSS custom property--colour: #ADAA03;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3764WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.53:1

Contrast with white2.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F

Inverted#5255FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#B9A300no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBA71Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Tritanopia#BA9E90no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.46:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 20.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 23.3 Yellow green · ΔE 25.2 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.8 Olivedrab · ΔE 27.5 Gold · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 20.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0306AD

Analogous#AD5503, #5BAD03

Triadic#03ADAA, #AA03AD

Split complementary#035BAD, #5503AD

Tetradic#03AD55, #0306AD, #AD035B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFB7F

Lighter +30%#FCF94D

Lighter +20%#FBF71B

Lighter +10%#DFDB04

Darker −10%#7B7902

Darker −20%#494701

Darker −30%#171600

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B0AD00

Less saturated −25%#979519

Channel breakdown

R173

G170

Red173 (67.8%)

Green170 (66.7%)

Blue3 (1.2%)

Hue58.94°

Saturation (HSL)96.59%

Lightness34.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR AD · G AA · B 03

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