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Recognised as Colour

#ADAE17

  • #ADAE17
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#ADAE17 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 174, 23 and HSL 60°, 77%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#ADAE17#ADAE17
HEX#ADAE17
RGBrgb(173, 174, 23)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6824, 0.0902
RGB percentages67.8%, 68.2%, 9%
HSLhsl(60.4, 76.6%, 38.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.4, 86.8%, 68.2%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 86.8%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,295
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAE17;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.84:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#5251E8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDA600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#BEAA28no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BAA294no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.37:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.84:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 20.5Yellow green · ΔE 23Goldenrod · ΔE 24.9Olivedrab · ΔE 25.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.3Dark khaki · ΔE 29.6
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 20.5, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1817AE
Analogous#AE6317, #62AE17
Triadic#17ADAE, #AE17AD
Split complementary#1762AE, #6317AE
Tetradic#17AE63, #1817AE, #AE1762

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F2F29F
Lighter +30%#ECEC72
Lighter +20%#E5E645
Lighter +10%#DADB1D
Darker −10%#808111
Darker −20%#53540B
Darker −30%#272705
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#C4C500
Less saturated −25%#959530

Channel breakdown

R173
G174
B23
Red173 (67.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue23 (9%)
Hue60.4°
Saturation (HSL)76.65%
Lightness38.63%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G AE · B 17

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