What color is #ADA537?

#ADA537 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA537?

The RGB value is 173, 165, 55: 173 red, 165 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA537?

The complementary color is #373FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA537?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA537 color

#ADA537 rgb(173, 165, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADA537 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 64.7% green and 21.6% blue (173, 165, 55).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 52% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 68% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Martian (#AEA132), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#ADA537 color codes

HEX	`#ADA537`
RGB	`rgb(173, 165, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 64.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 52%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 68%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 68%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.57, -10.35, 55.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.57, 56.45, 100.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.38, 36.071, 8.923)`
Decimal	`11380023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA537, 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 #ADA537	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA537 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	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 #ADA537 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada537; }
.text { color: #ada537; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada537; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 165 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada537, #7aad37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ADA537?: #ADA537 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA537?: The RGB value is 173, 165, 55: 173 red, 165 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA537?: The complementary color is #373FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA537?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.21:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.