#ADA97E#ADA97E
#ADA97E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.388; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.059 H 103.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA97E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 169, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 22%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 27%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 27.2%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.58, -5.56, 22.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.58, 23.44, 103.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.72% -0.0136 0.0574) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.72% 0.059 103.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1875, 38.7672, 25.3638) |
| Luminance | 0.3877 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.39
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.45
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 5.47
Khaki (survey)
#AAA662
ΔE00 5.76
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 6.04
Darkkhaki
#BDB76B
ΔE00 7.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA97E #7E82AD
analogous
#AD917E #ADA97E #99AD7E
triadic
#ADA97E #7EADA9 #A97EAD
tetradic
#ADA97E #7EAD91 #7E82AD #AD7E99
square
#ADA97E #7EAD91 #7E82AD #AD7E99
split-complementary
#ADA97E #7E99AD #917EAD
monochromatic
#6C6945 #918D5C #ADA97E #C5C2A3 #DDDBC9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.40
#ADA97E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.75
#ADA97E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA97E
8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA97E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA97E | 1.00 | 2.40 | 8.75 | 8.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1A67B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A880
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4A39E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A7A7A7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada97e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 169, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.059 103.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6c2a3',
500: '#ada97e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada97e; $custom-light: #c6c2a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada97e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 169,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 54.894,
"s": 22.275,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7272,
"c": 0.05897,
"h": 103.3
},
"luminance": 0.38767
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA97E
secondary
#BABCCD
accent
#70BF69
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#13120F
muted
#82817F