#ad9b45

Color #ad9b45

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 15.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9b45

RGB

rgb(173, 155, 69)

HSL

hsl(49.6, 43%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.6, 60.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10.4%, 60.1%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(63.96, -4.13, 46.53)

LCH

lch(63.96, 46.71, 95.07)

OKLCH

oklch(68.8%, 0.1084, 97.58)

HWB

hwb(49.6, 27.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4557ad

Analogous

#ad6745

#ad9b45

#8bad45

Triadic

#ad9b45

#45ad9b

#9b45ad

Split-complementary

#ad9b45

#458bad

#6745ad

Tetradic

#ad9b45

#57ad45

#4557ad

#9b45ad

Square

#ad9b45

#45ad67

#4557ad

#ad458b

Shades

Color #ad9b45 mixed toward black.

#90813a

#73672e

#574e23

#3a3417

#1d1a0c

Tints

Color #ad9b45 mixed toward white.

#bfaf5f

#ccbf7f

#d9cf9f

#e6dfbf

#f2efdf

Tones

Color #ad9b45 mixed toward gray.

#a5954e

#9c9056

#938a5f

#8a8468

#827f70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a563 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#a7a869 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#ac7478 · ΔE 34.1

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9b45;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9b45]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#ad9b45 (#ad9b45) is rgb(173, 155, 69) in RGB.

No, #ad9b45 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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