Recognised as Colour
#ADBD00
- #ADBD00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#ADBD00 is a yellow with RGB values 173, 189, 0 and HSL 65°, 100%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#ADBD00#ADBD00
HEX#ADBD00
RGBrgb(173, 189, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7412, 0
RGB percentages67.8%, 74.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(65.1, 100%, 37.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(65.1, 100%, 74.1%)
CMYK8.5%, 0%, 100%, 25.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,386,112
CSS custom property--colour: #ADBD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.45279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness173 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.06:1
Contrast with white2.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#5242FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.09:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1000BD
Analogous#BD6E00, #4FBD00
Triadic#00ADBD, #BD00AD
Split complementary#004FBD, #6F00BD
Tetradic#00BD6E, #1000BD, #BD004F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R173
G189
B0
Red173 (67.8%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue65.08°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness37.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G BD · B 00
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