#AD9A2E#AD9A2E
#AD9A2E is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 68.4% C 0.125 H 98.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD9A2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 154, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 73.4%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.50, -4.98, 55.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.50, 56.21, 95.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.37% -0.0195 0.1238) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.37% 0.125 98.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2837, 32.1941, 7.2559) |
| Luminance | 0.3219 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 3.41
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.14
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.55
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 5.24
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD9A2E #2E41AD
analogous
#AD5B2E #AD9A2E #80AD2E
triadic
#AD9A2E #2EAD9A #9A2EAD
tetradic
#AD9A2E #2EAD5B #2E41AD #AD2E80
square
#AD9A2E #2EAD5B #2E41AD #AD2E80
split-complementary
#AD9A2E #2E80AD #5B2EAD
monochromatic
#4C4414 #7D6F21 #AD9A2E #CFBB49 #DCCD7A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#AD9A2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#AD9A2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AD9A2E
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD9A2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD9A2E | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9961C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9D35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB8E85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad9a2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 154, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.4% 0.125 98.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b76e',
500: '#ad9a2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad9a2e; $custom-light: #c9b76e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad9a2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 154,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.024,
"s": 57.991,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68369,
"c": 0.12533,
"h": 98.9
},
"luminance": 0.32193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD9A2E
secondary
#737FC4
accent
#5EE147
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F6EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141108
muted
#82807B