#ADA86F#ADA86F
#ADA86F is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.077 H 103.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA86F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 168, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 27%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 36%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.9%, 35.8%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.05, -6.97, 30.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.05, 30.93, 103.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.21% -0.0183 0.0744) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.21% 0.077 103.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1059, 38.0380, 20.5813) |
| Luminance | 0.3804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.43
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.44
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.54
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.25
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.51
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 7.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA86F #6F74AD
analogous
#AD896F #ADA86F #93AD6F
triadic
#ADA86F #6FADA8 #A86FAD
tetradic
#ADA86F #6FAD89 #6F74AD #AD6F93
square
#ADA86F #6FAD89 #6F74AD #AD6F93
split-complementary
#ADA86F #6F93AD #896FAD
monochromatic
#67633B #8E8951 #ADA86F #C3C096 #D9D7BD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#ADA86F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.61
#ADA86F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA86F
8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA86F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA86F | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.61 | 8.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A46B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A771
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A19A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada86f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 168, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.077 103.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c199',
500: '#ada86f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada86f; $custom-light: #c6c199; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada86f",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 168,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.161,
"s": 27.434,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72212,
"c": 0.07658,
"h": 103.8
},
"luminance": 0.38037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA86F
secondary
#AFB1C9
accent
#6CC464
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E