#ADA04A#ADA04A
#ADA04A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.108 H 100.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA04A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 160, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 57.2%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.37, -6.42, 45.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.37, 46.20, 97.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.93% -0.0203 0.1064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.93% 0.108 100.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0415, 34.5215, 11.5054) |
| Luminance | 0.3452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.55
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.76
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.97
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.07
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.07
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA04A #4A57AD
analogous
#AD6E4A #ADA04A #88AD4A
triadic
#ADA04A #4AADA0 #A04AAD
tetradic
#ADA04A #4AAD6E #4A57AD #AD4A88
square
#ADA04A #4AAD6E #4A57AD #AD4A88
split-complementary
#ADA04A #4A88AD #6E4AAD
monochromatic
#575125 #827838 #ADA04A #C3B872 #D5CD9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#ADA04A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#ADA04A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA04A
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA04A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA04A | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9C41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A14E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9968D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada04a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 160, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.108 100.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bb7f',
500: '#ada04a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada04a; $custom-light: #c8bb7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada04a",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 160,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.121,
"s": 40.081,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6993,
"c": 0.10836,
"h": 100.8
},
"luminance": 0.3452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA04A
secondary
#9198C1
accent
#68D058
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13110A
muted
#82807C