Recognised as Colour

#ADAE4B

#ADAE4B
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#ADAE4B is a yellow with RGB values 173, 174, 75 and HSL 61°, 40%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

#ADAE4B#ADAE4B

HEX#ADAE4B

RGBrgb(173, 174, 75)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6824, 0.2941

RGB percentages67.8%, 68.2%, 29.4%

HSLhsl(60.6, 39.8%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60.6, 56.9%, 68.2%)

CMYK0.6%, 0%, 56.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,382,347

CSS custom property--colour: #ADAE4B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39664WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness165.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.93:1

Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A7A7A7

Inverted#5251B4

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBA740no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10 from the original

Deuteranopia#BCAB51no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.6 from the original

Tritanopia#B8A498no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.2 Olive · ΔE 18.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 20.6 Khaki · ΔE 22.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.4

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4C4BAE

Analogous#AE7E4B, #7BAE4B

Triadic#4BADAE, #AE4BAD

Split complementary#4B7BAE, #7E4BAE

Tetradic#4BAE7E, #4C4BAE, #AE4B7B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EEEED7

Lighter +30%#DEDEB4

Lighter +20%#CECF90

Lighter +10%#BFC06C

Darker −10%#8A8A3C

Darker −20%#66672C

Darker −30%#43431D

Darker −40%#1F1F0E

More saturated +25%#CBCD2C

Less saturated −25%#8F8F6A

Channel breakdown

R173

G174

B75

Red173 (67.8%)

Green174 (68.2%)

Blue75 (29.4%)

Hue60.61°

Saturation (HSL)39.76%

Lightness48.82%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AD · G AE · B 4B

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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