#ADA96E#ADA96E
#ADA96E is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.384; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.079 H 104.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA96E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 169, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(56, 28%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(56, 36%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 36.4%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.30, -7.63, 31.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.30, 31.92, 103.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.41% -0.0203 0.0763) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.41% 0.079 104.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2365, 38.3867, 20.3547) |
| Luminance | 0.3839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 2.12
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 5.05
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.78
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 7.74
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 7.96
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 8.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA96E #6E72AD
analogous
#AD896E #ADA96E #91AD6E
triadic
#ADA96E #6EADA9 #A96EAD
tetradic
#ADA96E #6EAD89 #6E72AD #AD6E91
square
#ADA96E #6EAD89 #6E72AD #AD6E91
split-complementary
#ADA96E #6E91AD #896EAD
monochromatic
#67643A #8E8A50 #ADA96E #C3C095 #D9D7BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.42
#ADA96E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.68
#ADA96E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA96E
8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA96E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA96E | 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)
#B3A56A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A870
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6A29A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada96e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 169, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.079 104.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c298',
500: '#ada96e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada96e; $custom-light: #c6c298; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada96e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 169,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 56.19,
"s": 27.753,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72409,
"c": 0.07896,
"h": 104.9
},
"luminance": 0.38386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA96E
secondary
#AEB0C9
accent
#6AC464
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120E
muted
#82817E