What color is #ADAB81?

#ADAB81 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 #ADAB81?

The RGB value is 173, 171, 129: 173 red, 171 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAB81?

The complementary color is #8183AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAB81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAB81 color

#ADAB81 rgb(173, 171, 129)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADAB81 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.1% green and 50.6% blue (173, 171, 129).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 25% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#ADAB81 color codes

HEX	`#ADAB81`
RGB	`rgb(173, 171, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.1%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, -6.2, 21.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 22.82, 105.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.759, 39.596, 26.524)`
Decimal	`11381633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAB81, 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 #ADAB81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAB81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #ADAB81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adab81; }
.text { color: #adab81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adab81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 171 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adab81, #99ad81); }

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Questions

What color is #ADAB81?: #ADAB81 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 #ADAB81?: The RGB value is 173, 171, 129: 173 red, 171 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAB81?: The complementary color is #8183AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAB81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.