#ADA38E#ADA38E
#ADA38E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.032 H 85.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA38E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 163, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 18%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 17.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.30, 0.05, 12.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.30, 12.22, 89.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.82% 0.0025 0.0316) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.82% 0.032 85.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2130, 37.0322, 30.8789) |
| Luminance | 0.3703 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 3.02
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.25
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 3.27
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.67
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.79
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA38E #8E98AD
analogous
#AD948E #ADA38E #A8AD8E
triadic
#ADA38E #8EADA3 #A38EAD
tetradic
#ADA38E #8EAD94 #8E98AD #AD8EA8
square
#ADA38E #8EAD94 #8E98AD #AD8EA8
split-complementary
#ADA38E #8EA8AD #948EAD
monochromatic
#706651 #93866B #ADA38E #C7C0B1 #E0DDD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#ADA38E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#ADA38E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA38E
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA38E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA38E | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A28D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABA58F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B39F9D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada38e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 163, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.032 85.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5beaf',
500: '#ada38e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada38e; $custom-light: #c5beaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada38e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 163,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.645,
"s": 15.897,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71818,
"c": 0.03169,
"h": 85.6
},
"luminance": 0.37032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA38E
secondary
#C6C9D1
accent
#659A4B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F