What color is #ADAD82?

#ADAD82 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 #ADAD82?

The RGB value is 173, 173, 130: 173 red, 173 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAD82?

The complementary color is #8282AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAD82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAD82 color

#ADAD82 rgb(173, 173, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADAD82 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 67.8% green and 51% blue (173, 173, 130).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% 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 9.08:1).

#ADAD82 color codes

HEX	`#ADAD82`
RGB	`rgb(173, 173, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 67.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 25%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.74, -7.12, 22.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.74, 23.29, 107.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.206, 40.384, 27.002)`
Decimal	`11382146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAD82, 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 #ADAD82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAD82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	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 #ADAD82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adad82; }
.text { color: #adad82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adad82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 173 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adad82, #98ad82); }

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Questions

What color is #ADAD82?: #ADAD82 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 #ADAD82?: The RGB value is 173, 173, 130: 173 red, 173 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAD82?: The complementary color is #8282AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAD82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.08:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.