What color is #ADA278?

#ADA278 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA278?

The RGB value is 173, 162, 120: 173 red, 162 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA278?

The complementary color is #7883AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA278?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA278 color

#ADA278 rgb(173, 162, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ADA278 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 63.5% green and 47.1% blue (173, 162, 120).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#ADA278 color codes

HEX	`#ADA278`
RGB	`rgb(173, 162, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 63.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.58, -2.62, 23.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.58, 23.48, 96.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.544, 36.082, 22.963)`
Decimal	`11379320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA278, 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 #ADA278	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA278 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #ADA278 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada278; }
.text { color: #ada278; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada278; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 162 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada278, #9ead78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #ADA278?: #ADA278 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA278?: The RGB value is 173, 162, 120: 173 red, 162 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA278?: The complementary color is #7883AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA278?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.