What color is #ADAF93?

#ADAF93 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ADAF93?

The RGB value is 173, 175, 147: 173 red, 175 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ADAF93?

The complementary color is #9593AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ADAF93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ADAF93 color

#ADAF93 rgb(173, 175, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #ADAF93 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 68.6% green and 57.6% blue (173, 175, 147).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.33:1).

#ADAF93 color codes

HEX	`#ADAF93`
RGB	`rgb(173, 175, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 68.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.63, -5.61, 14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.63, 15.22, 111.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.83, 41.651, 33.645)`
Decimal	`11382675`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ADAF93, 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 #ADAF93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ADAF93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.33:1	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 #ADAF93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #adaf93; }
.text { color: #adaf93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #adaf93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 175 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #adaf93, #9faf93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #ADAF93?: #ADAF93 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ADAF93?: The RGB value is 173, 175, 147: 173 red, 175 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ADAF93?: The complementary color is #9593AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ADAF93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and white text 2.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.