#AD9D32#AD9D32
#AD9D32 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.125 H 100.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD9D32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 157, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 55%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 71.1%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.35, -6.39, 55.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.35, 55.63, 96.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.05% -0.023 0.123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.05% 0.125 100.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8676, 33.2298, 7.8577) |
| Luminance | 0.3323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 4.32
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.26
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.43
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 5.56
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 5.60
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD9D32 #3242AD
analogous
#AD5F32 #AD9D32 #7FAD32
triadic
#AD9D32 #32AD9D #9D32AD
tetradic
#AD9D32 #32AD5F #3242AD #AD327F
square
#AD9D32 #32AD5F #3242AD #AD327F
split-complementary
#AD9D32 #327FAD #5F32AD
monochromatic
#4E4717 #7E7224 #AD9D32 #CCBC50 #DACE7F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#AD9D32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#AD9D32 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AD9D32
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD9D32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD9D32 | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9822
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B09F39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9288
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad9d32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 157, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.125 100.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9b971',
500: '#ad9d32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad9d32; $custom-light: #c9b971; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad9d32",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 157,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.195,
"s": 55.157,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69047,
"c": 0.12516,
"h": 100.6
},
"luminance": 0.33228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD9D32
secondary
#7882C3
accent
#5DDE49
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#141108
muted
#82807B