#ADA99A#ADA99A
#ADA99A is a light, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 73.4% C 0.022 H 94.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #ADA99A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 169, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(47, 10%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(47, 11%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 11%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.18, -1.24, 8.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.18, 8.34, 98.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.39% -0.0017 0.0215) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.39% 0.022 94.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2537, 39.5936, 36.2454) |
| Luminance | 0.3959 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 1.48
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 2.67
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 3.87
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 4.43
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 5.05
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#ADA99A #9A9EAD
analogous
#ADA09A #ADA99A #A8AD9A
triadic
#ADA99A #9AADA9 #A99AAD
tetradic
#ADA99A #9AADA0 #9A9EAD #AD9AA8
square
#ADA99A #9AADA0 #9A9EAD #AD9AA8
split-complementary
#ADA99A #9AA8AD #A09AAD
monochromatic
#716C5C #928C78 #ADA99A #C8C6BC #E4E3DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#ADA99A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.92
#ADA99A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #ADA99A
8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##ADA99A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##ADA99A | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.92 | 8.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA899
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA99A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0A7A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ada99a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 169, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.4% 0.022 94.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5c2b7',
500: '#ada99a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ada99a; $custom-light: #c5c2b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ada99a",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 169,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 47.368,
"s": 10.383,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73388,
"c": 0.02159,
"h": 94.6
},
"luminance": 0.39593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#ADA99A
secondary
#CECFD5
accent
#5F9451
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F8F7F6
border
#D1D0D0
text
#121211
muted
#818180