What color is #ADA68D?

#ADA68D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA68D?

The RGB value is 173, 166, 141: 173 red, 166 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA68D?

The complementary color is #8D94AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA68D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA68D color

#ADA68D rgb(173, 166, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #ADA68D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.1% green and 55.3% blue (173, 166, 141).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.62:1).

#ADA68D color codes

HEX	`#ADA68D`
RGB	`rgb(173, 166, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 65.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.08, -1.73, 13.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.08, 13.98, 97.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.677, 38.08, 30.665)`
Decimal	`11380365`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA68D, 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 #ADA68D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA68D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.62:1	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 #ADA68D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada68d; }
.text { color: #ada68d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada68d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 166 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada68d, #a4ad8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #ADA68D?: #ADA68D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA68D?: The RGB value is 173, 166, 141: 173 red, 166 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA68D?: The complementary color is #8D94AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA68D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.62:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.