#ADA04E#ADA04E
#ADA04E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.105 H 100.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA04E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 160, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 54.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.42, -6.10, 43.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.42, 44.28, 97.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.98% -0.0189 0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.98% 0.105 100.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1806, 34.5771, 12.2379) |
| Luminance | 0.3458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.10
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.78
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.79
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.80
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.30
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA04E #4E5BAD
analogous
#AD704E #ADA04E #8BAD4E
triadic
#ADA04E #4EADA0 #A04EAD
tetradic
#ADA04E #4EAD70 #4E5BAD #AD4E8B
square
#ADA04E #4EAD70 #4E5BAD #AD4E8B
split-complementary
#ADA04E #4E8BAD #704EAD
monochromatic
#595228 #83793B #ADA04E #C2B777 #D5CDA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#ADA04E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#ADA04E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA04E
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA04E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA04E | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AD9C46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A152
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9968D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada04e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 160, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.105 100.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bb82',
500: '#ada04e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada04e; $custom-light: #c8bb82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada04e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 160,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 51.789,
"s": 37.849,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69979,
"c": 0.10454,
"h": 100.4
},
"luminance": 0.34576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA04E
secondary
#959BC2
accent
#6ACE5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13110B
muted
#82807C