#ADA97A#ADA97A
#ADA97A is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.387; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.064 H 103.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA97A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 169, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 24%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 29%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 29.5%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.51, -6.10, 24.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.51, 25.58, 103.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.64% -0.0153 0.0623) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.64% 0.064 103.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9346, 38.6660, 24.0316) |
| Luminance | 0.3866 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 4.77
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.27
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.31
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.39
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.46
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA97A #7A7EAD
analogous
#AD8F7A #ADA97A #97AD7A
triadic
#ADA97A #7AADA9 #A97AAD
tetradic
#ADA97A #7AAD8F #7A7EAD #AD7A97
square
#ADA97A #7AAD8F #7A7EAD #AD7A97
split-complementary
#ADA97A #7A97AD #8F7AAD
monochromatic
#6B6842 #918C59 #ADA97A #C4C1A0 #DCDAC6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#ADA97A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.73
#ADA97A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA97A
8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA97A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA97A | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.73 | 8.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A677
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A87C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5A39D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada97a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 169, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.064 103.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c2a0',
500: '#ada97a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada97a; $custom-light: #c6c2a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada97a",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 169,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.294,
"s": 23.721,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72638,
"c": 0.06409,
"h": 103.8
},
"luminance": 0.38665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA97A
secondary
#B7B9CC
accent
#6FC068
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F7F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13120F
muted
#82817E