#ada28e

Color #ada28e

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#ada28e

RGB

rgb(173, 162, 142)

HSL

hsl(38.7, 15.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.7, 17.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 17.9%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(67.04, 0.6, 11.85)

LCH

lch(67.04, 11.87, 87.1)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.031, 82.58)

HWB

hwb(38.7, 55.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e99ad

Analogous

#ad938e

#ada28e

#a9ad8e

Triadic

#ada28e

#8eada2

#a28ead

Split-complementary

#ada28e

#8ea9ad

#938ead

Tetradic

#ada28e

#99ad8e

#8e99ad

#a28ead

Square

#ada28e

#8ead93

#8e99ad

#ad8ea9

Shades

Color #ada28e mixed toward black.

#978970

#7a6e58

#5b5242

#3d372c

#1e1b16

Tints

Color #ada28e mixed toward white.

#bbb2a1

#c8c1b4

#d6d1c7

#e4e0d9

#f1f0ec

Tones

Color #ada28e mixed toward gray.

#aaa191

#a8a193

#a5a096

#a39f98

#a09e9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a893 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#a9aa94 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#ac9798 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 9.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada28e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada28e]

Related colors

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Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#ada28e (#ada28e) is rgb(173, 162, 142) in RGB.

No, #ada28e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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