Colour

#ADB37D

#ADB37D
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Dark khaki

#ADB37D is a yellow with RGB values 173, 179, 125 and HSL 67°, 26%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#ADB37D

RGBrgb(173, 179, 125)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.702, 0.4902

RGB percentages67.8%, 70.2%, 49%

HSLhsl(66.7, 26.2%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSBhsv(66.7, 30.2%, 70.2%)

CMYK3.4%, 0%, 30.2%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,383,677

CSS custom property--colour: #ADB37D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness171.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1

Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE

Inverted#524C82

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#BBAE79no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#BBAF7Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.9 from the original

Tritanopia#B3ADA5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 25 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark khaki · ΔE 12.7 Dark seagreen · ΔE 15.7 Tan · ΔE 16.6 Burlywood · ΔE 19.2 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 20.6 Wheat · ΔE 22.2

Nearest named CSS colourDark khaki (#BDB76B)ΔE 12.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#837DB3

Analogous#B39E7D, #92B37D

Triadic#7DADB3, #B37DAD

Split complementary#7D92B3, #9E7DB3

Tetradic#7DB39E, #837DB3, #B37D92

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FEFEFE

Lighter +30%#EAEBDE

Lighter +20%#D6D9BD

Lighter +10%#C1C69D

Darker −10%#98A05D

Darker −20%#7A7F4B

Darker −30%#5B5F38

Darker −40%#3C3F25

More saturated +25%#C1CD63

Less saturated −25%#999997

Channel breakdown

R173

G179

B125

Red173 (67.8%)

Green179 (70.2%)

Blue125 (49%)

Hue66.67°

Saturation (HSL)26.21%

Lightness59.61%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AD · G B3 · B 7D

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Colour values

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