#ADA474#ADA474
#ADA474 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.066 H 98.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA474 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 164, 116) |
| HSL | hsl(51, 26%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(51, 33%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.2%, 32.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.05, -4.21, 26.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.05, 26.47, 99.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.45% -0.0101 0.0652) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.45% 0.066 98.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6618, 36.6969, 21.8296) |
| Luminance | 0.3670 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.63
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.02
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.04
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.51
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.89
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA474 #747DAD
analogous
#AD8874 #ADA474 #9AAD74
triadic
#ADA474 #74ADA4 #A474AD
tetradic
#ADA474 #74AD88 #747DAD #AD749A
square
#ADA474 #74AD88 #747DAD #AD749A
split-complementary
#ADA474 #749AAD #8874AD
monochromatic
#69623E #8F8655 #ADA474 #C4BD9A #DAD6C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#ADA474 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#ADA474 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA474
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA474 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA474 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA171
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A576
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69D97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada474; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 164, 116); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.066 98.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6be9c',
500: '#ada474',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada474; $custom-light: #c6be9c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada474",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 164,
"b": 116
},
"hsl": {
"h": 50.526,
"s": 25.792,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71448,
"c": 0.06594,
"h": 98.8
},
"luminance": 0.36696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA474
secondary
#B3B6CA
accent
#74C266
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E