Colour
#ADB925
- #ADB925
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#ADB925 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 185, 37 and HSL 65°, 67%, 44%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#ADB925#ADB925
HEX#ADB925
RGBrgb(173, 185, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7255, 0.1451
RGB percentages67.8%, 72.5%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(64.9, 66.7%, 43.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(64.9, 80%, 72.5%)
CMYK6.5%, 0%, 80%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,385,125
CSS custom property--colour: #ADB925;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.43716WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.74:1
Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5246DA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3125B9
Analogous#B97B25, #63B925
Triadic#25ADB9, #B925AD
Split complementary#2563B9, #7B25B9
Tetradic#25B97B, #3125B9, #B92563
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G185
B37
Red173 (67.8%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue64.86°
Saturation (HSL)66.67%
Lightness43.53%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G B9 · B 25
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