#ADA78C#ADA78C
#ADA78C is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.038 H 96.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA78C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 167, 140) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 17%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(49, 19%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 19.1%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.33, -2.43, 14.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.33, 14.96, 99.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.61% -0.0046 0.038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.61% 0.038 96.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7857, 38.4157, 30.3357) |
| Luminance | 0.3841 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 0.78
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 1.32
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.64
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 4.45
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.20
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA78C #8C92AD
analogous
#AD978C #ADA78C #A3AD8C
triadic
#ADA78C #8CADA7 #A78CAD
tetradic
#ADA78C #8CAD97 #8C92AD #AD8CA3
square
#ADA78C #8CAD97 #8C92AD #AD8CA3
split-complementary
#ADA78C #8CA3AD #978CAD
monochromatic
#6F694F #938B69 #ADA78C #C6C2B0 #E0DED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#ADA78C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#ADA78C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA78C
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA78C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA78C | 1.00 | 2.42 | 8.68 | 8.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ADA58A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA88D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada78c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 167, 140); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.038 96.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c1ad',
500: '#ada78c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada78c; $custom-light: #c5c1ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada78c",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 167,
"b": 140
},
"hsl": {
"h": 49.091,
"s": 16.751,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7261,
"c": 0.03822,
"h": 96.9
},
"luminance": 0.38415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA78C
secondary
#C4C6D1
accent
#599B4B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F