What color is #ADA066?

#ADA066 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA066?

The RGB value is 173, 160, 102: 173 red, 160 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA066?

The complementary color is #6673AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA066?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA066 color

#ADA066 rgb(173, 160, 102)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ADA066 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 62.7% green and 40% blue (173, 160, 102).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 41% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#ADA066 color codes

HEX	`#ADA066`
RGB	`rgb(173, 160, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 62.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 30%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 41%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 41%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.74, -3.75, 31.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.74, 32.15, 96.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.203, 34.986, 17.624)`
Decimal	`11378790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA066, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ADA066	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA066 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ADA066 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada066; }
.text { color: #ada066; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada066; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 160 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada066, #97ad66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ADA066?: #ADA066 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA066?: The RGB value is 173, 160, 102: 173 red, 160 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA066?: The complementary color is #6673AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA066?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.