#ADA14A#ADA14A
#ADA14A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.109 H 101.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA14A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 161, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 40%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 57.2%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.65, -6.96, 46.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.65, 46.58, 98.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.15% -0.0218 0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.15% 0.109 101.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2156, 34.8696, 11.5634) |
| Luminance | 0.3487 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.40
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.49
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.71
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 6.90
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 7.24
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA14A #4A56AD
analogous
#AD6F4A #ADA14A #87AD4A
triadic
#ADA14A #4AADA1 #A14AAD
tetradic
#ADA14A #4AAD6F #4A56AD #AD4A87
square
#ADA14A #4AAD6F #4A56AD #AD4A87
split-complementary
#ADA14A #4A87AD #6F4AAD
monochromatic
#575125 #827938 #ADA14A #C3B972 #D5CE9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#ADA14A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#ADA14A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA14A
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA14A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA14A | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A24E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9978E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada14a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 161, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.109 101.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bc7f',
500: '#ada14a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada14a; $custom-light: #c8bc7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada14a",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 161,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.727,
"s": 40.081,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70146,
"c": 0.10932,
"h": 101.5
},
"luminance": 0.34868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA14A
secondary
#9197C1
accent
#66D058
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F8F6EE
border
#D1D0C9
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C