#ADA36F#ADA36F
#ADA36F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.071 H 98.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA36F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 163, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(50, 27%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(50, 36%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 35.8%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.69, -4.30, 28.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.69, 28.68, 98.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.14% -0.0106 0.0702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.14% 0.071 98.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2005, 36.2272, 20.2795) |
| Luminance | 0.3623 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 3.90
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.19
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 6.00
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.49
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.50
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA36F #6F79AD
analogous
#AD846F #ADA36F #98AD6F
triadic
#ADA36F #6FADA3 #A36FAD
tetradic
#ADA36F #6FAD84 #6F79AD #AD6F98
square
#ADA36F #6FAD84 #6F79AD #AD6F98
split-complementary
#ADA36F #6F98AD #846FAD
monochromatic
#67603B #8E8451 #ADA36F #C3BC96 #D9D5BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#ADA36F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#ADA36F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA36F
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA36F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA36F | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA06B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A471
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69C96
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada36f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 163, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.071 98.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6be99',
500: '#ada36f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada36f; $custom-light: #c6be99; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada36f",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 163,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.323,
"s": 27.434,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71139,
"c": 0.07103,
"h": 98.6
},
"luminance": 0.36226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA36F
secondary
#AFB3C9
accent
#73C464
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E