#ADA14D#ADA14D
#ADA14D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.106 H 101.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA14D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 161, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 55.5%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.68, -6.72, 44.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.68, 45.15, 98.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.18% -0.0208 0.1044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.18% 0.106 101.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3190, 34.9110, 12.1085) |
| Luminance | 0.3491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.04
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.55
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.88
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.07
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.17
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA14D #4D59AD
analogous
#AD714D #ADA14D #89AD4D
triadic
#ADA14D #4DADA1 #A14DAD
tetradic
#ADA14D #4DAD71 #4D59AD #AD4D89
square
#ADA14D #4DAD71 #4D59AD #AD4D89
split-complementary
#ADA14D #4D89AD #714DAD
monochromatic
#585227 #837A3A #ADA14D #C2B875 #D5CEA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#ADA14D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#ADA14D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA14D
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA14D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA14D | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A251
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9978E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada14d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 161, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.106 101.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bc81',
500: '#ada14d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada14d; $custom-light: #c8bc81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada14d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 161,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.5,
"s": 38.4,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70182,
"c": 0.10647,
"h": 101.3
},
"luminance": 0.3491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA14D
secondary
#949AC2
accent
#68CE59
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120A
muted
#82817C