#ADA24E#ADA24E
#ADA24E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.106 H 101.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA24E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 162, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(53, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(53, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 54.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.96, -7.16, 44.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.96, 45.06, 99.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.41% -0.022 0.1042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.41% 0.106 101.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5301, 35.2761, 12.3544) |
| Luminance | 0.3528 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.78
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.24
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 6.77
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.23
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.23
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA24E #4E59AD
analogous
#AD734E #ADA24E #89AD4E
triadic
#ADA24E #4EADA2 #A24EAD
tetradic
#ADA24E #4EAD73 #4E59AD #AD4E89
square
#ADA24E #4EAD73 #4E59AD #AD4E89
split-complementary
#ADA24E #4E89AD #734EAD
monochromatic
#595328 #837B3B #ADA24E #C2B977 #D5CFA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#ADA24E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#ADA24E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA24E
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA24E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA24E | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AF9D46
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A252
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9988F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada24e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 162, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.106 101.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8bd82',
500: '#ada24e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada24e; $custom-light: #c8bd82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada24e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 162,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.053,
"s": 37.849,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70411,
"c": 0.10649,
"h": 101.9
},
"luminance": 0.35275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA24E
secondary
#959AC2
accent
#67CE5A
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6EF
border
#D1D0CA
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C