#ADA98E#ADA98E
#ADA98E is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.038 H 100.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA98E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 169, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 18%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 17.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.91, -3.19, 14.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.91, 14.82, 102.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.08% -0.0068 0.0372) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.08% 0.038 100.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3038, 39.2136, 31.2425) |
| Luminance | 0.3921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 1.43
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 2.17
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.63
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 4.66
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.75
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA98E #8E92AD
analogous
#AD9A8E #ADA98E #A2AD8E
triadic
#ADA98E #8EADA9 #A98EAD
tetradic
#ADA98E #8EAD9A #8E92AD #AD8EA2
square
#ADA98E #8EAD9A #8E92AD #AD8EA2
split-complementary
#ADA98E #8EA2AD #9A8EAD
monochromatic
#706C51 #938E6B #ADA98E #C7C4B1 #E0DFD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#ADA98E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#ADA98E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA98E
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA98E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA98E | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA78C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A98F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2A5A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada98e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 169, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.038 100.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c2af',
500: '#ada98e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada98e; $custom-light: #c5c2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada98e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 169,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52.258,
"s": 15.897,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73082,
"c": 0.03785,
"h": 100.3
},
"luminance": 0.39213
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA98E
secondary
#C6C7D1
accent
#569A4B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F