Colour

#ADB80C

#ADB80C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#ADB80C is a yellow with RGB values 173, 184, 12 and HSL 64°, 88%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

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HEX#ADB80C

RGBrgb(173, 184, 12)

RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7216, 0.0471

RGB percentages67.8%, 72.2%, 4.7%

HSLhsl(63.8, 87.8%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.8, 93.5%, 72.2%)

CMYK6%, 0%, 93.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,384,844

CSS custom property--colour: #ADB80C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43192WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness169.8 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#A9A9A9

Inverted#5247F3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6AE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#C6B126no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.7 from the original

Tritanopia#B9AC9Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original

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

Yellow green · ΔE 17.9 Olive · ΔE 26.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 28.5 Gold · ΔE 29.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.2 Yellow · ΔE 34.3

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 17.9, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#170CB8

Analogous#B86D0C, #57B80C

Triadic#0CADB8, #B80CAD

Split complementary#0C57B8, #6D0CB8

Tetradic#0CB86D, #170CB8, #B80C57

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#F2F898

Lighter +30%#ECF568

Lighter +20%#E6F238

Lighter +10%#DAE80F

Darker −10%#808809

Darker −20%#535806

Darker −30%#262803

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#B7C400

Less saturated −25%#98A024

Channel breakdown

R173

G184

B12

Red173 (67.8%)

Green184 (72.2%)

Blue12 (4.7%)

Hue63.84°

Saturation (HSL)87.76%

Lightness38.43%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AD · G B8 · B 0C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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