#ada56e

Color #ada56e

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 11.96 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.1

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Conversions

HEX

#ada56e

RGB

rgb(173, 165, 110)

HSL

hsl(52.4, 27.8%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.4, 36.4%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 36.4%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(67.22, -5.5, 29.58)

LCH

lch(67.22, 30.09, 100.53)

OKLCH

oklch(71.6%, 0.0743, 100.93)

HWB

hwb(52.4, 43.1%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e76ad

Analogous

#ad866e

#ada56e

#96ad6e

Triadic

#ada56e

#6eada5

#a56ead

Split-complementary

#ada56e

#6e96ad

#866ead

Tetradic

#ada56e

#76ad6e

#6e76ad

#a56ead

Square

#ada56e

#6ead86

#6e76ad

#ad6e96

Shades

Color #ada56e mixed toward black.

#978e55

#797244

#5a5533

#3c3922

#1e1c11

Tints

Color #ada56e mixed toward white.

#bbb486

#c8c39e

#d6d2b6

#e4e1cf

#f1f0e7

Tones

Color #ada56e mixed toward gray.

#a8a173

#a39d78

#9d997e

#989583

#939188

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa7e · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#aaab82 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#ad898c · ΔE 28.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada56e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada56e]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#ada56e (#ada56e) is rgb(173, 165, 110) in RGB.

No, #ada56e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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