#ada697

Color #ada697

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.72 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#ada697

RGB

rgb(173, 166, 151)

HSL

hsl(40.9, 11.8%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.9, 12.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4%, 12.7%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.31, -0.12, 8.67)

LCH

lch(68.31, 8.67, 90.79)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0227, 85.95)

HWB

hwb(40.9, 59.2%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979ead

Analogous

#ad9b97

#ada697

#a9ad97

Triadic

#ada697

#97ada6

#a697ad

Split-complementary

#ada697

#97a9ad

#9b97ad

Tetradic

#ada697

#9ead97

#979ead

#a697ad

Square

#ada697

#97ad9b

#979ead

#ad97a9

Shades

Color #ada697 mixed toward black.

#958c79

#79715f

#5b5447

#3c3830

#1e1c18

Tints

Color #ada697 mixed toward white.

#bbb5a8

#c8c4ba

#d6d2cb

#e4e1dc

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #ada697 mixed toward gray.

#aba599

#a9a59b

#a7a49c

#a6a39e

#a4a3a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa9b · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#aaab9c · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#ad9e9e · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 7.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ada697;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada697]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ada697 (#ada697) is rgb(173, 166, 151) in RGB.

No, #ada697 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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