Palettes / Colors / #ADA12E

#ADA12E — Yellow

#ADA12E is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color DarkGoldenRod (#B8860B). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) — not an exact match. CSS darkgoldenrod gives you #B8860B, a different color; use #ADA12E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#ADA12E is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #2E3BAD; it also sits naturally between #AD612E and #7AAD2E. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 63% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 73% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #ADA12E

.text { color: #ADA12E; }
.background { background-color: #ADA12E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #ADA12E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 161, 46); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(54, 58%, 43%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #ADA12E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 161, 46, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #ADA12E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 161, 46, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#ADA12E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#ADA12E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #ADA12E

Tints of #ADA12E

Tones of #ADA12E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #2E3BAD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #ADA12E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #ADA12E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #ADA12E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #ADA12E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #ADA12E?

#ADA12E is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 173, 161, 46). Its closest standard named color is DarkGoldenRod.

What is the RGB and HSL of #ADA12E?

#ADA12E is RGB 173, 161, 46 — HSL 54°, 58%, 43% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 73%, 32%.

What colors go with #ADA12E?

Its complement is #2E3BAD; analogous partners are #AD612E and #7AAD2E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #ADA12E for text?

Black text on #ADA12E has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.65:1.