#ADA150#ADA150
#ADA150 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.104 H 101.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA150 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 161, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 37%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 54%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 53.8%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, -6.46, 43.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 43.70, 98.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.22% -0.0197 0.1016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.22% 0.104 101) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4274, 34.9543, 12.6793) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.69
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.42
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.86
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.90
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.30
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA150 #505CAD
analogous
#AD7350 #ADA150 #8BAD50
triadic
#ADA150 #50ADA1 #A150AD
tetradic
#ADA150 #50AD73 #505CAD #AD508B
square
#ADA150 #50AD73 #505CAD #AD508B
split-complementary
#ADA150 #508BAD #7350AD
monochromatic
#595329 #837A3D #ADA150 #C1B879 #D4CEA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#ADA150 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#ADA150 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA150
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA150 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA150 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A254
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9978F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada150; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 161, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.104 101.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7bc83',
500: '#ada150',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada150; $custom-light: #c7bc83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada150",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 161,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.258,
"s": 36.759,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7022,
"c": 0.10354,
"h": 101
},
"luminance": 0.34953
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA150
secondary
#979DC2
accent
#6ACD5B
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C