#ADA455#ADA455
#ADA455 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.102 H 102.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA455 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 164, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(54, 35%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(54, 51%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 50.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.59, -7.62, 41.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.59, 42.46, 100.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.94% -0.0225 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.94% 0.102 102.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1496, 36.0921, 13.8655) |
| Luminance | 0.3609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.64
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.43
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 7.32
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.36
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 7.39
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA455 #555EAD
analogous
#AD7855 #ADA455 #8AAD55
triadic
#ADA455 #55ADA4 #A455AD
tetradic
#ADA455 #55AD78 #555EAD #AD558A
square
#ADA455 #55AD78 #555EAD #AD558A
split-complementary
#ADA455 #558AAD #7855AD
monochromatic
#5B572C #857E40 #ADA455 #C1BA7E #D5D0A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#ADA455 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#ADA455 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA455
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA455 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA455 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B09F4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A459
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89B92
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada455; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 164, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.102 102.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7be87',
500: '#ada455',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada455; $custom-light: #c7be87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada455",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 164,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 53.864,
"s": 34.921,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70935,
"c": 0.1015,
"h": 102.8
},
"luminance": 0.36091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA455
secondary
#9B9FC2
accent
#68CB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C