#ADA151#ADA151
#ADA151 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.2% C 0.103 H 100.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA151 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 161, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 36%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 53%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.9%, 53.2%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -6.38, 42.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 43.21, 98.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.23% -0.0194 0.1007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.23% 0.103 100.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4646, 34.9692, 12.8753) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.58
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.39
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 6.80
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.81
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.45
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA151 #515DAD
analogous
#AD7351 #ADA151 #8BAD51
triadic
#ADA151 #51ADA1 #A151AD
tetradic
#ADA151 #51AD73 #515DAD #AD518B
square
#ADA151 #51AD73 #515DAD #AD518B
split-complementary
#ADA151 #518BAD #7351AD
monochromatic
#5A532A #837A3D #ADA151 #C1B87A #D4CEA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#ADA151 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#ADA151 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA151
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA151 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA151 | 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)
#AE9D4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A255
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9978F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada151; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 161, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.2% 0.103 100.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7bc84',
500: '#ada151',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada151; $custom-light: #c7bc84; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada151",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 161,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.174,
"s": 36.22,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70233,
"c": 0.10254,
"h": 100.9
},
"luminance": 0.34968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA151
secondary
#989EC2
accent
#6ACC5C
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C