#adad2b

Color #adad2b

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Olive #808000 · ΔE 17.79 Nearest Tailwind class lime-600 #5ea500 · ΔE 14.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adad2b

RGB

rgb(173, 173, 43)

HSL

hsl(60, 60.2%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 75.1%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 75.1%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.71, -15.09, 62)

LCH

lch(68.71, 63.81, 103.68)

OKLCH

oklch(72.5%, 0.1443, 109.51)

HWB

hwb(60, 16.9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2b2bad

Analogous

#ad6c2b

#adad2b

#6cad2b

Triadic

#adad2b

#2badad

#ad2bad

Split-complementary

#adad2b

#2b6cad

#6c2bad

Tetradic

#adad2b

#2bad2b

#2b2bad

#ad2bad

Square

#adad2b

#2bad6c

#2b2bad

#ad2b6c

Shades

Color #adad2b mixed toward black.

#909024

#73731d

#575716

#3a3a0e

#1d1d07

Tints

Color #adad2b mixed toward white.

#cece3b

#d8d862

#e2e289

#ececb1

#f5f5d8

Tones

Color #adad2b mixed toward gray.

#a2a236

#989841

#8d8d4c

#828256

#777761

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adad61 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#adad69 · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#ad7a7f · ΔE 41.4

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 26.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adad2b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adad2b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#adad2b (#adad2b) is rgb(173, 173, 43) in RGB.

No, #adad2b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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