#ADC21F#ADC21F
#ADC21F is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.476; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.171 H 117.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADC21F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 194, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 72%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 84%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 0%, 84%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.55, -25.97, 70.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.55, 75.14, 110.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.18% -0.0791 0.1521) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.18% 0.171 117.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7737, 47.5672, 8.5402) |
| Luminance | 0.4757 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 1.76
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 2.15
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 2.18
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 2.30
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.36
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 2.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADC21F #341FC2
analogous
#C2861F #ADC21F #5CC21F
triadic
#ADC21F #1FADC2 #C21FAD
tetradic
#ADC21F #1FC286 #341FC2 #C21F5C
square
#ADC21F #1FC286 #341FC2 #C21F5C
split-complementary
#ADC21F #1F5CC2 #861FC2
monochromatic
#4F580E #7E8D17 #ADC21F #CBE03E #D9E973
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#ADC21F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.51
#ADC21F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADC21F
10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADC21F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADC21F | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.51 | 10.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D0B700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CEB832
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8B7A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #adc21f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 194, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.171 117.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cad46d',
500: '#adc21f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #adc21f; $custom-light: #cad46d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#adc21f",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 194,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 67.73,
"s": 72.444,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77176,
"c": 0.17147,
"h": 117.5
},
"luminance": 0.47567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADC21F
secondary
#7A6DCF
accent
#39EF50
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F9ED
border
#D2D2C8
text
#141408
muted
#82827B