#ADA500 Color

#ADA500 is rgb(173, 165, 0) in RGB and hsl(57, 100%, 34%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkGoldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#ADA500

HEX#ADA500

RGBrgb(173, 165, 0)

HSLhsl(57, 100%, 34%)

HSVhsv(57, 100%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.151 106.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 100%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #ADA500 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.57:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.16:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #ADA500 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#ADA500 Complementary#0009AD Analogous#AD4E00 Analogous#5FAD00 Triadic#00ADA5 Triadic#A500AD

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #ADA500, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#DBD000 #FFF30A #FFF538 #FFF86B #FFFA99 #FFFCC7

Shades

#999100 #807900 #6B6600 #575200 #423F00 #292700

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