#adb278

Color #adb278

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 10.72 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#adb278

RGB

rgb(173, 178, 120)

HSL

hsl(65.2, 27.4%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65.2, 32.6%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.8%, 0%, 32.6%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(70.93, -11.11, 29.12)

LCH

lch(70.93, 31.17, 110.88)

OKLCH

oklch(74.6%, 0.0782, 112.33)

HWB

hwb(65.2, 47.1%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d78b2

Analogous

#b29a78

#adb278

#90b278

Triadic

#adb278

#78adb2

#b278ad

Split-complementary

#adb278

#7890b2

#9a78b2

Tetradic

#adb278

#78b27d

#7d78b2

#b278ad

Square

#adb278

#78b29a

#7d78b2

#b27890

Shades

Color #adb278 mixed toward black.

#989e5a

#7a7e48

#5b5f36

#3d3f24

#1e2012

Tints

Color #adb278 mixed toward white.

#bbbf8e

#c8cca5

#d6d8bb

#e4e5d2

#f1f2e8

Tones

Color #adb278 mixed toward gray.

#a9ad7d

#a5a882

#a1a386

#9d9f8b

#999a90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf89 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#afaf8d · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#ad9597 · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb278;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb278]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#adb278 (#adb278) is rgb(173, 178, 120) in RGB.

No, #adb278 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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