#ada799

Color #ada799

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.04 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#ada799

RGB

rgb(173, 167, 153)

HSL

hsl(42, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.5%, 11.6%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(68.62, -0.32, 8.01)

LCH

lch(68.62, 8.02, 92.29)

OKLCH

oklch(72.9%, 0.0209, 87.53)

HWB

hwb(42, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999fad

Analogous

#ad9d99

#ada799

#a9ad99

Triadic

#ada799

#99ada7

#a799ad

Split-complementary

#ada799

#99a9ad

#9d99ad

Tetradic

#ada799

#9fad99

#999fad

#a799ad

Square

#ada799

#99ad9d

#999fad

#ad99a9

Shades

Color #ada799 mixed toward black.

#958d7b

#787161

#5a5549

#3c3930

#1e1c18

Tints

Color #ada799 mixed toward white.

#bbb6aa

#c8c4bb

#d6d3cc

#e4e2dd

#f1f0ee

Tones

Color #ada799 mixed toward gray.

#aba69b

#aaa69c

#a8a59e

#a6a4a0

#a5a4a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaaa9d · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#abab9d · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#ad9fa0 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#a7a7a7 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada799]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#ada799 (#ada799) is rgb(173, 167, 153) in RGB.

No, #ada799 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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