#ADA36D#ADA36D
#ADA36D is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.073 H 99.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA36D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 163, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 28%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 37%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 37%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.66, -4.55, 29.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.66, 29.74, 98.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.1% -0.0115 0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.1% 0.073 99) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0916, 36.1837, 19.7060) |
| Luminance | 0.3618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.51
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.31
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.44
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.45
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.82
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA36D #6D77AD
analogous
#AD836D #ADA36D #97AD6D
triadic
#ADA36D #6DADA3 #A36DAD
tetradic
#ADA36D #6DAD83 #6D77AD #AD6D97
square
#ADA36D #6DAD83 #6D77AD #AD6D97
split-complementary
#ADA36D #6D97AD #836DAD
monochromatic
#665F39 #8D844F #ADA36D #C3BC94 #D9D4BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#ADA36D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#ADA36D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA36D
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA36D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA36D | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA069
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A46F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69C95
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada36d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 163, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.073 99.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6be97',
500: '#ada36d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada36d; $custom-light: #c6be97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada36d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 163,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.625,
"s": 28.07,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71101,
"c": 0.07345,
"h": 99
},
"luminance": 0.36183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA36D
secondary
#AEB2C8
accent
#73C463
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120D
muted
#82817E