#ADA756#ADA756
#ADA756 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.104 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA756 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 167, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 35%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 50%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 50.3%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.42, -9.11, 42.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.42, 43.24, 102.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.6% -0.0267 0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.6% 0.104 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7329, 37.1945, 14.2573) |
| Luminance | 0.3719 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.46
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 4.71
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 7.03
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 7.61
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 8.11
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 8.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA756 #565CAD
analogous
#AD7B56 #ADA756 #87AD56
triadic
#ADA756 #56ADA7 #A756AD
tetradic
#ADA756 #56AD7B #565CAD #AD5687
square
#ADA756 #56AD7B #565CAD #AD5687
split-complementary
#ADA756 #5687AD #7B56AD
monochromatic
#5C592D #858041 #ADA756 #C1BC7F #D5D2A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#ADA756 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#ADA756 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA756
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA756 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA756 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3A24F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A65A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B89E94
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada756; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 167, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.104 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7c188',
500: '#ada756',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada756; $custom-light: #c7c188; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada756",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 167,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.862,
"s": 34.661,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.716,
"c": 0.10364,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.37194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA756
secondary
#9C9FC3
accent
#65CB5D
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F7F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13120B
muted
#82817C