#ADC138#ADC138
#ADC138 is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.158 H 117.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADC138 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 193, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(69, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(69, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.4%, 0%, 71%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.39, -24.46, 62.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.39, 67.50, 111.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.08% -0.0731 0.1402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.08% 0.158 117.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.0182, 47.3101, 10.9223) |
| Luminance | 0.4731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 2.02
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.76
Sick Green
#9DB92C
ΔE00 3.04
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 3.19
Bright Olive
#9CBB04
ΔE00 3.49
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 3.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADC138 #4C38C1
analogous
#C19138 #ADC138 #69C138
triadic
#ADC138 #38ADC1 #C138AD
tetradic
#ADC138 #38C191 #4C38C1 #C13869
square
#ADC138 #38C191 #4C38C1 #C13869
split-complementary
#ADC138 #3869C1 #9138C1
monochromatic
#58621C #82922A #ADC138 #C2D264 #D5E094
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#ADC138 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.46
#ADC138 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADC138
10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADC138 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADC138 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.46 | 10.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CEB720
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCB843
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8B6A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #adc138; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 193, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.158 117.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d378',
500: '#adc138',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #adc138; $custom-light: #c9d378; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#adc138",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 193,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.759,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77083,
"c": 0.15808,
"h": 117.5
},
"luminance": 0.4731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADC138
secondary
#938ACB
accent
#49DE5F
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F9EE
border
#D2D2C9
text
#141409
muted
#82827B