#ad9d5a

Color #ad9d5a

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 10.43 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 15.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ad9d5a

RGB

rgb(173, 157, 90)

HSL

hsl(48.4, 33.6%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.4, 48%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 48%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(64.75, -3.4, 37)

LCH

lch(64.75, 37.16, 95.25)

OKLCH

oklch(69.5%, 0.0893, 96.3)

HWB

hwb(48.4, 35.3%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a6aad

Analogous

#ad745a

#ad9d5a

#94ad5a

Triadic

#ad9d5a

#5aad9d

#9d5aad

Split-complementary

#ad9d5a

#5a94ad

#745aad

Tetradic

#ad9d5a

#6aad5a

#5a6aad

#9d5aad

Square

#ad9d5a

#5aad74

#5a6aad

#ad5a94

Shades

Color #ad9d5a mixed toward black.

#928449

#756a3a

#584f2c

#3b351d

#1d1a0f

Tints

Color #ad9d5a mixed toward white.

#bbad76

#c8be91

#d6cead

#e4dec8

#f1efe4

Tones

Color #ad9d5a mixed toward gray.

#a69961

#9f9568

#98906f

#918c76

#8a887d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a66f · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#a7a873 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#ac7d7f · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#9d9d9d · ΔE 20.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ad9d5a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad9d5a]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#ad9d5a (#ad9d5a) is rgb(173, 157, 90) in RGB.

No, #ad9d5a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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