Recognised as Colour
#ADB55D
- #ADB55D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ADB55D is a yellow with RGB values 173, 181, 93 and HSL 65°, 37%, 54%. 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
#ADB55D#ADB55D
HEX#ADB55D
RGBrgb(173, 181, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7098, 0.3647
RGB percentages67.8%, 71%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(65.5, 37.3%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.5, 48.6%, 71%)
CMYK4.4%, 0%, 48.6%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,384,157
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB55D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.54:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#524AA2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#655DB5
Analogous#B5915D, #81B55D
Triadic#5DADB5, #B55DAD
Split complementary#5D81B5, #915DB5
Tetradic#5DB591, #655DB5, #B55D81
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G181
B93
Red173 (67.8%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue65.45°
Saturation (HSL)37.29%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G B5 · B 5D
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