What color is #ADAB86?

#ADAB86 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 #ADAB86?

The RGB value is 173, 171, 134: 173 red, 171 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAB86?

The complementary color is #8688AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAB86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAB86 color

#ADAB86 rgb(173, 171, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADAB86 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.1% green and 52.5% blue (173, 171, 134).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 19% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 23% 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 8.95:1).

#ADAB86 color codes

HEX	`#ADAB86`
RGB	`rgb(173, 171, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.1%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 19%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 23%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.28, -5.48, 19.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.28, 20.13, 105.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.099, 39.732, 28.317)`
Decimal	`11381638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAB86, 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 #ADAB86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAB86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #ADAB86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adab86; }
.text { color: #adab86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adab86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 171 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adab86, #9cad86); }

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Questions

What color is #ADAB86?: #ADAB86 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 #ADAB86?: The RGB value is 173, 171, 134: 173 red, 171 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAB86?: The complementary color is #8688AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAB86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.