What color is #ADA98E?

#ADA98E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADA98E?

The RGB value is 173, 169, 142: 173 red, 169 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADA98E?

The complementary color is #8E92AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADA98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADA98E color

#ADA98E rgb(173, 169, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADA98E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 66.3% green and 55.7% blue (173, 169, 142).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#ADA98E color codes

HEX	`#ADA98E`
RGB	`rgb(173, 169, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 66.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.91, -3.19, 14.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.91, 14.82, 102.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.304, 39.214, 31.242)`
Decimal	`11381134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADA98E, 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 #ADA98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADA98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #ADA98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ada98e; }
.text { color: #ada98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ada98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 169 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ada98e, #a2ad8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ADA98E?: #ADA98E is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADA98E?: The RGB value is 173, 169, 142: 173 red, 169 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADA98E?: The complementary color is #8E92AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADA98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.