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Recognised as Colour

#ADAE32

  • #ADAE32
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#ADAE32 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 174, 50 and HSL 60°, 55%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#ADAE32#ADAE32
HEX#ADAE32
RGBrgb(173, 174, 50)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6824, 0.1961
RGB percentages67.8%, 68.2%, 19.6%
HSLhsl(60.5, 55.4%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.5, 71.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0.6%, 0%, 71.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,382,322
CSS custom property--colour: #ADAE32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39387WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.88:1
Contrast with white2.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#5251CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BCA61Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#BDAA3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#B9A396no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.5 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 text8.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 17.6Olivedrab · ΔE 21.9Dark khaki · ΔE 22Yellow green · ΔE 24.8Goldenrod · ΔE 25.5Khaki · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 17.61, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3332AE
Analogous#AE7132, #6FAE32
Triadic#32ADAE, #AE32AD
Split complementary#326FAE, #7132AE
Tetradic#32AE71, #3332AE, #AE326F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#ECEDBF
Lighter +30%#E1E198
Lighter +20%#D5D670
Lighter +10%#C9CB48
Darker −10%#868627
Darker −20%#5E5F1B
Darker −30%#373710
Darker −40%#0F1004
More saturated +25%#C9CA16
Less saturated −25%#91924E

Channel breakdown

R173
G174
B50
Red173 (67.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue50 (19.6%)
Hue60.48°
Saturation (HSL)55.36%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G AE · B 32

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