What color is #ADA681?

#ADA681 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA681?

The RGB value is 173, 166, 129: 173 red, 166 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA681?

The complementary color is #8188AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA681 color

#ADA681 rgb(173, 166, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADA681 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.1% green and 50.6% blue (173, 166, 129).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#ADA681 color codes

HEX	`#ADA681`
RGB	`rgb(173, 166, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 65.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.83, -3.53, 20.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.83, 20.42, 99.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.832, 37.742, 26.215)`
Decimal	`11380353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA681, 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 #ADA681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	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 #ADA681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada681; }
.text { color: #ada681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 166 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada681, #9ead81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ADA681?: #ADA681 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA681?: The RGB value is 173, 166, 129: 173 red, 166 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA681?: The complementary color is #8188AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.55:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.