What color is #ADA986?

#ADA986 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 #ADA986?

The RGB value is 173, 169, 134: 173 red, 169 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA986?

The complementary color is #868AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA986 color

#ADA986 rgb(173, 169, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADA986 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.3% green and 52.5% blue (173, 169, 134).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#ADA986 color codes

HEX	`#ADA986`
RGB	`rgb(173, 169, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 23%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.74, -4.41, 18.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.74, 19.14, 103.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.725, 38.982, 28.192)`
Decimal	`11381126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA986, 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 #ADA986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	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 #ADA986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada986; }
.text { color: #ada986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 169 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada986, #9ead86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ADA986?: #ADA986 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 #ADA986?: The RGB value is 173, 169, 134: 173 red, 169 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA986?: The complementary color is #868AAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.