#ADA98F#ADA98F
#ADA98F is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.037 H 100.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA98F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 169, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(52, 15%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(52, 17%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 17.3%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.93, -3.04, 13.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.93, 14.28, 102.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.11% -0.0063 0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.11% 0.037 100) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3792, 39.2438, 31.6396) |
| Luminance | 0.3924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 1.56
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 2.30
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 3.36
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 4.34
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.85
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA98F #8F93AD
analogous
#AD9A8F #ADA98F #A2AD8F
triadic
#ADA98F #8FADA9 #A98FAD
tetradic
#ADA98F #8FAD9A #8F93AD #AD8FA2
square
#ADA98F #8FAD9A #8F93AD #AD8FA2
split-complementary
#ADA98F #8FA2AD #9A8FAD
monochromatic
#706C52 #938E6C #ADA98F #C7C4B2 #E1DFD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#ADA98F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.85
#ADA98F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA98F
8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA98F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA98F | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.85 | 8.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEA78D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A990
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2A5A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada98f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 169, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.037 100.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c2af',
500: '#ada98f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada98f; $custom-light: #c5c2af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada98f",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 169,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 52,
"s": 15.464,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73106,
"c": 0.03651,
"h": 100
},
"luminance": 0.39243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA98F
secondary
#C6C8D1
accent
#569A4C
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F7F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F