#ADA12D#ADA12D
#ADA12D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.132 H 103.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA12D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 161, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 74%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.41, -8.76, 58.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.41, 58.85, 98.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.88% -0.0302 0.1283) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.88% 0.132 103.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4534, 34.5647, 7.5497) |
| Luminance | 0.3456 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.98
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 4.02
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 5.19
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.23
Pea Soup
#929901
ΔE00 6.33
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA12D #2D39AD
analogous
#AD612D #ADA12D #79AD2D
triadic
#ADA12D #2DADA1 #A12DAD
tetradic
#ADA12D #2DAD61 #2D39AD #AD2D79
square
#ADA12D #2DAD61 #2D39AD #AD2D79
split-complementary
#ADA12D #2D79AD #612DAD
monochromatic
#4C4714 #7C7420 #ADA12D #CFC348 #DCD378
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#ADA12D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#ADA12D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA12D
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA12D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA12D | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09C17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A135
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA968B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada12d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 161, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.132 103.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9bc6f',
500: '#ada12d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada12d; $custom-light: #c9bc6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada12d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 161,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.375,
"s": 58.716,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6988,
"c": 0.13181,
"h": 103.3
},
"luminance": 0.34563
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA12D
secondary
#7279C4
accent
#55E246
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F6EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141108
muted
#82807B