What color is #ADAC8E?

#ADAC8E 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 #ADAC8E?

The RGB value is 173, 172, 142: 173 red, 172 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAC8E?

The complementary color is #8E8FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAC8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAC8E color

#ADAC8E rgb(173, 172, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADAC8E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.5% green and 55.7% blue (173, 172, 142).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.07:1).

#ADAC8E color codes

HEX	`#ADAC8E`
RGB	`rgb(173, 172, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.71, -4.8, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.71, 16.32, 107.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.868, 40.343, 31.431)`
Decimal	`11381902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAC8E, 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 #ADAC8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAC8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.07:1	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 #ADAC8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adac8e; }
.text { color: #adac8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adac8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 172 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adac8e, #9fad8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ADAC8E?: #ADAC8E 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 #ADAC8E?: The RGB value is 173, 172, 142: 173 red, 172 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAC8E?: The complementary color is #8E8FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAC8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.07:1 and white text 2.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.