#AD9926#AD9926
#AD9926 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.129 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD9926 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 153, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 64%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.6%, 78%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.18, -4.80, 58.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.18, 58.77, 94.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.1% -0.0197 0.1277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.1% 0.129 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9761, 31.8081, 6.4467) |
| Luminance | 0.3181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 2.69
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 3.49
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.69
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.02
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.67
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD9926 #263AAD
analogous
#AD5626 #AD9926 #7EAD26
triadic
#AD9926 #26AD99 #9926AD
tetradic
#AD9926 #26AD56 #263AAD #AD267E
square
#AD9926 #26AD56 #263AAD #AD267E
split-complementary
#AD9926 #267EAD #5626AD
monochromatic
#494010 #7B6D1B #AD9926 #D4BE3C #DFCE6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#AD9926 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#AD9926 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AD9926
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD9926 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD9926 | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9950B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9C2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB8D83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad9926; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 153, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.129 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b66a',
500: '#ad9926',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad9926; $custom-light: #c9b66a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad9926",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 153,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.111,
"s": 63.981,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68101,
"c": 0.12924,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.31807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD9926
secondary
#6977C6
accent
#59E741
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F6EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141107
muted
#82807A