#ADA271#ADA271
#ADA271 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.068 H 97.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA271 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 162, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 27%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 35%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 34.7%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.46, -3.52, 26.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.46, 27.20, 97.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.96% -0.0083 0.067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.96% 0.068 97) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1350, 35.9181, 20.8070) |
| Luminance | 0.3592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.73
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.18
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.36
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.93
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.98
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA271 #717CAD
analogous
#AD8471 #ADA271 #9AAD71
triadic
#ADA271 #71ADA2 #A271AD
tetradic
#ADA271 #71AD84 #717CAD #AD719A
square
#ADA271 #71AD84 #717CAD #AD719A
split-complementary
#ADA271 #719AAD #8471AD
monochromatic
#68603C #8F8352 #ADA271 #C3BB98 #DAD5BF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#ADA271 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#ADA271 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA271
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA271 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA271 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9F6E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA373
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69B95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada271; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 162, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.068 97.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bd9a',
500: '#ada271',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada271; $custom-light: #c6bd9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada271",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 162,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49,
"s": 26.786,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70963,
"c": 0.06755,
"h": 97
},
"luminance": 0.35917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA271
secondary
#B1B5C9
accent
#76C365
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E