#ADBB59#ADBB59
#ADBB59 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.124 H 116.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADBB59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 187, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(7.5%, 0%, 52.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.99, -19.12, 47.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.99, 51.11, 111.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.05% -0.0549 0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.05% 0.124 116.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8076, 45.1466, 16.2244) |
| Luminance | 0.4515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Light Olive
#ACBF69
ΔE00 2.75
Light Olive Green
#A4BE5C
ΔE00 2.82
Booger
#9BB53C
ΔE00 4.19
Tan Green
#A9BE70
ΔE00 4.24
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 5.20
Greenish Tan
#BCCB7A
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADBB59 #6759BB
analogous
#BB9859 #ADBB59 #7CBB59
triadic
#ADBB59 #59ADBB #BB59AD
tetradic
#ADBB59 #59BB98 #6759BB #BB597C
square
#ADBB59 #59BB98 #6759BB #BB597C
split-complementary
#ADBB59 #597CBB #9859BB
monochromatic
#646D2D #8C983E #ADBB59 #C2CD84 #D8DFB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#ADBB59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.03
#ADBB59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADBB59
10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADBB59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADBB59 | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.03 | 10.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6B350
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5B45F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6B2A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #adbb59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 187, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.124 116.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7cf8b',
500: '#adbb59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #adbb59; $custom-light: #c7cf8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#adbb59",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 187,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.571,
"s": 41.88,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76051,
"c": 0.12435,
"h": 116.2
},
"luminance": 0.45146
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADBB59
secondary
#A9A3CD
accent
#56D268
background
#FCFCF8
surface
#F8F9F0
border
#D1D2CB
text
#13130C
muted
#82827D