What color is #AD9E53?

#AD9E53 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9E53?

The RGB value is 173, 158, 83: 173 red, 158 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9E53?

The complementary color is #5362AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9E53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9E53 color

#AD9E53 rgb(173, 158, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD9E53 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 62% green and 32.5% blue (173, 158, 83).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 35% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#AD9E53 color codes

HEX	`#AD9E53`
RGB	`rgb(173, 158, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 62%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 35%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.93, -4.59, 40.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.93, 41.06, 96.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.023, 33.964, 13.103)`
Decimal	`11378259`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9E53, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AD9E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AD9E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9e53; }
.text { color: #ad9e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 158 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9e53, #8fad53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AD9E53?: #AD9E53 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9E53?: The RGB value is 173, 158, 83: 173 red, 158 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9E53?: The complementary color is #5362AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9E53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.