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Recognised as Colour

#ADC90E

  • #ADC90E
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow green

#ADC90E is a yellow with RGB values 173, 201, 14 and HSL 69°, 87%, 42%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#ADC90E#ADC90E
HEX#ADC90E
RGBrgb(173, 201, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.6784, 0.7882, 0.0549
RGB percentages67.8%, 78.8%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(69, 87%, 42.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(69, 93%, 78.8%)
CMYK13.9%, 0%, 93%, 21.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,389,198
CSS custom property--colour: #ADC90E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.50689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness180.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.14:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#5236F1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D7BD00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#D4BD2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.8 from the original
Tritanopia#B8BDABno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 71 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.14:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 11.9Green yellow · ΔE 28.4Yellow · ΔE 29.5Gold · ΔE 32Olivedrab · ΔE 33.5Olive · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 11.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2A0EC9
Analogous#C9880E, #4FC90E
Triadic#0EADC9, #C90EAD
Split complementary#0E4FC9, #880EC9
Tetradic#0EC988, #2A0EC9, #C90E4F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDF9AA
Lighter +30%#E3F67A
Lighter +20%#D9F24B
Lighter +10%#CFEF1B
Darker −10%#84990B
Darker −20%#5B6A07
Darker −30%#323A04
Darker −40%#090A01
More saturated +25%#B7D700
Less saturated −25%#9AAE29

Channel breakdown

R173
G201
B14
Red173 (67.8%)
Green201 (78.8%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue68.98°
Saturation (HSL)86.98%
Lightness42.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AD · G C9 · B 0E

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