ColorTool
Log in
#ADA91C

#ada91c ≈ Brass

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#ada91c is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 66.27% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.31% magenta, 83.82% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 58.34°, with 72.14% saturation and 39.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brass (#b5a642), ΔE 4.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#999933
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.3734

Complementary

  1. #ada91c
  2. #1c20ad

Split complementary

  1. #ada91c
  2. #1c69ad
  3. #601cad

Analogous

  1. #ad601c
  2. #ada91c
  3. #69ad1c

Triadic

  1. #ada91c
  2. #1cada9
  3. #a91cad

Tetradic

  1. #ada91c
  2. #20ad1c
  3. #1c20ad
  4. #a91cad

Square

  1. #ada91c
  2. #1cad60
  3. #1c20ad
  4. #ad1c69

Monochromatic

  1. #292807
  2. #6b6911
  3. #ada91c
  4. #dfda37
  5. #e9e679

Shades

#ada91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ada91c
  2. #9c9819
  3. #8a8716
  4. #797614
  5. #686511
  6. #57550e
  7. #45440b
  8. #343308
  9. #232206
  10. #111103
  11. #000000

Tints

#ada91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ada91c
  2. #b5b233
  3. #bdba49
  4. #c6c360
  5. #cecb77
  6. #d6d48e
  7. #dedda4
  8. #e6e5bb
  9. #efeed2
  10. #f7f6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ada91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ada91c
  2. #a9a526
  3. #a4a130
  4. #a09d3a
  5. #9b9944
  6. #97954e
  7. #929058
  8. #8e8c62
  9. #89886c
  10. #858476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a8a683 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8a200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #baa72a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba9d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b4a500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a825 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5a273 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-ada91c {
  color: #ada91c;
}
Background
.bg-ada91c {
  background-color: #ada91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ada91c {
  border: 2px solid #ada91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ada91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 169 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 72% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ada91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ada91c, #69ad1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ada91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 169 28 / 0.35);
}

#b5a642 Brass ΔE 4.73 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.53 #bdb76b Dark Khaki ΔE 8.98 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 9.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 9.86 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 12.19 #5256e3 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Brass
#ada91c  rgb(173, 169, 28)  hsl(58, 72%, 39%)  Brass
#1c20ad  rgb(28, 32, 173)  hsl(238, 72%, 39%)  Zaffre
#1cada9  rgb(28, 173, 169)  hsl(178, 72%, 39%)  Light Sea Green
#a91cad  rgb(169, 28, 173)  hsl(298, 72%, 39%)  Dark Orchid