All About Color #AD9948

#AD9948

About #AD9948

#AD9948 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #AD9948. In RGB it is red 173, green 153, blue 72; in HSL it is hue 48°, saturation 41%, lightness 48%; in CMYK it is 0%, 12%, 58%, 32%. Its contrast ratio is 2.83:1 on white and 7.43:1 on black.

#AD9948 Color Conversion

Hex tripletAD, 99, 48
CMYK0.00%, 11.56%, 58.38%, 32.16%
RGB Decimal173, 153, 72
HSL48°, 41%, 48%
RGB Octal255, 231, 110
HSV (HSB)48.12°, 58.38%, 67.84%
RGB Binary10101101, 10011001, 1001000
CIE-L*AB63.45, -2.82, 44.51
RGB Percent67.84%, 60.00%, 28.24%
CIE-L*CH63.45, 44.60, 93.63
XYZ29.79, 32.13, 10.76
CIE-L*UV63.45, 17.49, 52.15
xyY0.41, 0.44, 32.13
Hunter-Lab56.69, -5.38, 28.42
RYB38.02%, 67.84%, 28.24%

Color Accessibility Scores

#AD9948 on a dark background: contrast 7.43:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#AD9948 on a light background: contrast 2.83:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #AD9948, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#AD9948 · #CCBE85 · #6C5F2D · #485CAD · #8593CC

Analogous palette

#AD485C · #AD6648 · #AD9948 · #8EAD48 · #5CAD48

Triadic palette

#AD9948 · #48AD99 · #9948AD · #CCBE85 · #85CCBE

Tetradic palette

#AD9948 · #48AD66 · #485CAD · #AD488E · #6C5F2D

Monochromatic palette

#41391B · #776932 · #AD9948 · #C7B87A · #DED5B0

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