What color is #ADA677?

#ADA677 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA677?

The RGB value is 173, 166, 119: 173 red, 166 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA677?

The complementary color is #777EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA677 color

#ADA677 rgb(173, 166, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADA677 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.1% green and 46.7% blue (173, 166, 119).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 31% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#ADA677 color codes

HEX	`#ADA677`
RGB	`rgb(173, 166, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 65.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 31%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 31%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.64, -4.9, 25.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.64, 25.77, 100.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.2, 37.489, 22.884)`
Decimal	`11380343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA677, 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 #ADA677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #ADA677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada677; }
.text { color: #ada677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 166 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada677, #99ad77); }

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Questions

What color is #ADA677?: #ADA677 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA677?: The RGB value is 173, 166, 119: 173 red, 166 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA677?: The complementary color is #777EAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.