#ADAF2C#ADAF2C
#ADAF2C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.397; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.146 H 110.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADAF2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 175, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(61, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(61, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 74.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.27, -16.07, 62.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.27, 64.23, 104.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.96% -0.0508 0.1366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.96% 0.146 110.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0194, 39.7270, 8.3111) |
| Luminance | 0.3973 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Mustard Green
#A8B504
ΔE00 3.28
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.34
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.34
Puke Green
#9AAE07
ΔE00 4.33
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 4.34
Pea Soup Green
#94A617
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADAF2C #2E2CAF
analogous
#AF6F2C #ADAF2C #6BAF2C
triadic
#ADAF2C #2CADAF #AF2CAD
tetradic
#ADAF2C #2CAF6F #2E2CAF #AF2C6B
square
#ADAF2C #2CAF6F #2E2CAF #AF2C6B
split-complementary
#ADAF2C #2C6BAF #6F2CAF
monochromatic
#4C4D13 #7D7E20 #ADAF2C #CFD147 #DCDD78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#ADAF2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.95
#ADAF2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADAF2C
8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADAF2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADAF2C | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.95 | 8.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDA70E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEAB37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9A496
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #adaf2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 175, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.146 110.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9c670',
500: '#adaf2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #adaf2c; $custom-light: #c9c670; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#adaf2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 175,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60.916,
"s": 59.817,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72961,
"c": 0.14573,
"h": 110.4
},
"luminance": 0.39726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADAF2C
secondary
#7372C5
accent
#45E347
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F8ED
border
#D2D1C8
text
#141308
muted
#82827B