Recognised as Colour
#ADB747
- #ADB747
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#ADB747 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 183, 71 and HSL 65°, 44%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#ADB747#ADB747
HEX#ADB747
RGBrgb(173, 183, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7176, 0.2784
RGB percentages67.8%, 71.8%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(65.4, 44.1%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.4, 61.2%, 71.8%)
CMYK5.5%, 0%, 61.2%, 28.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,384,647
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB747;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43206WCAG 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 9.64:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.64:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#5248B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.64:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5147B7
Analogous#B78947, #75B747
Triadic#47ADB7, #B747AD
Split complementary#4775B7, #8947B7
Tetradic#47B789, #5147B7, #B74775
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G183
B71
Red173 (67.8%)
Green183 (71.8%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue65.36°
Saturation (HSL)44.09%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G B7 · B 47
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