#ADC22D#ADC22D
#ADC22D is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.477; OKLCH L 77.2% C 0.165 H 117.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADC22D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 194, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(68, 62%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(68, 77%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.8%, 0%, 76.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.61, -25.47, 66.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.61, 71.49, 110.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.24% -0.0768 0.1465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.24% 0.165 117.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.9999, 47.6577, 9.7318) |
| Luminance | 0.4766 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Pea
#A4BF20
ΔE00 1.62
Gross Green
#A0BF16
ΔE00 2.34
Snot
#ACBB0D
ΔE00 2.65
Bile
#B5C306
ΔE00 2.92
Baby Puke Green
#B6C406
ΔE00 3.03
Snot Green
#9DC100
ΔE00 3.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADC22D #422DC2
analogous
#C28C2D #ADC22D #63C22D
triadic
#ADC22D #2DADC2 #C22DAD
tetradic
#ADC22D #2DC28C #422DC2 #C22D63
square
#ADC22D #2DC28C #422DC2 #C22D63
split-complementary
#ADC22D #2D63C2 #8C2DC2
monochromatic
#545F16 #819021 #ADC22D #C5D755 #D6E386
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#ADC22D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.53
#ADC22D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADC22D
10.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADC22D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADC22D | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.53 | 10.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CFB700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CDB83B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8B7A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #adc22d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 194, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.2% 0.165 117.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9d472',
500: '#adc22d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #adc22d; $custom-light: #c9d472; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#adc22d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 194,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 68.456,
"s": 62.343,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77241,
"c": 0.16544,
"h": 117.7
},
"luminance": 0.47657
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADC22D
secondary
#897ECD
accent
#42E559
background
#FCFCF7
surface
#F9F9ED
border
#D2D2C8
text
#141409
muted
#82827B