#ADA824#ADA824
#ADA824 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.143 H 107.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA824 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 168, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(58, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(58, 79%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 79.2%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.29, -12.79, 62.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.29, 64.20, 101.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.36% -0.0424 0.1366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.36% 0.143 107.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5560, 37.0180, 7.1517) |
| Luminance | 0.3702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 2.10
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 2.41
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.72
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 5.26
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 5.42
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA824 #2429AD
analogous
#AD6324 #ADA824 #6DAD24
triadic
#ADA824 #24ADA8 #A824AD
tetradic
#ADA824 #24AD63 #2429AD #AD246D
square
#ADA824 #24AD63 #2429AD #AD246D
split-complementary
#ADA824 #246DAD #6324AD
monochromatic
#48460F #7A7719 #ADA824 #D6D039 #E0DC6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#ADA824 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.40
#ADA824 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA824
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA824 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA824 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.40 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7A100
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B9A62F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA9C90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada824; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 168, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.143 107.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c16b',
500: '#ada824',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada824; $custom-light: #c9c16b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada824",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 168,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 57.81,
"s": 65.55,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71364,
"c": 0.14304,
"h": 107.2
},
"luminance": 0.37017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA824
secondary
#666AC6
accent
#45E93F
background
#FCFBF6
surface
#F9F7EC
border
#D2D0C7
text
#141207
muted
#82817A