#ada59d

Color #ada59d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 5.47 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ada59d

RGB

rgb(173, 165, 157)

HSL

hsl(30, 8.9%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 9.2%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.6%, 9.2%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.19, 1.45, 5.17)

LCH

lch(68.19, 5.37, 74.33)

OKLCH

oklch(72.6%, 0.0147, 67.62)

HWB

hwb(30, 61.6%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da5ad

Analogous

#ad9d9d

#ada59d

#adad9d

Triadic

#ada59d

#9dada5

#a59dad

Split-complementary

#ada59d

#9dadad

#9d9dad

Tetradic

#ada59d

#a5ad9d

#9da5ad

#a59dad

Square

#ada59d

#9dad9d

#9da5ad

#ad9dad

Shades

Color #ada59d mixed toward black.

#94897f

#786e64

#5a524b

#3c3732

#1e1b19

Tints

Color #ada59d mixed toward white.

#bbb4ad

#c8c3be

#d6d2ce

#e4e1de

#f1f0ef

Tones

Color #ada59d mixed toward gray.

#aca59e

#aaa5a0

#a9a5a1

#a8a5a2

#a6a5a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa9f · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#aaab9f · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#ada1a1 · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#a6a6a6 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada59d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada59d]

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Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#ada59d (#ada59d) is rgb(173, 165, 157) in RGB.

No, #ada59d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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