Colour
#ADB152
- #ADB152
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ADB152 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 177, 82 and HSL 63°, 38%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ADB152#ADB152
HEX#ADB152
RGBrgb(173, 177, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.6941, 0.3216
RGB percentages67.8%, 69.4%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(62.5, 37.8%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.5, 53.7%, 69.4%)
CMYK2.3%, 0%, 53.7%, 30.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,383,122
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB152;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.40938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.19:1
Contrast with white2.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#524EAD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5652B1
Analogous#B18652, #7EB152
Triadic#52ADB1, #B152AD
Split complementary#527EB1, #8652B1
Tetradic#52B185, #5652B1, #B1527D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G177
B82
Red173 (67.8%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue62.53°
Saturation (HSL)37.85%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G B1 · B 52
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