#adaa9e

Color #adaa9e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.66 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#adaa9e

RGB

rgb(173, 170, 158)

HSL

hsl(48, 8.4%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 8.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 8.7%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.54, -1.09, 6.56)

LCH

lch(69.54, 6.65, 99.43)

OKLCH

oklch(73.7%, 0.0173, 95.31)

HWB

hwb(48, 62%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea1ad

Analogous

#ada29e

#adaa9e

#a9ad9e

Triadic

#adaa9e

#9eadaa

#aa9ead

Split-complementary

#adaa9e

#9ea9ad

#a29ead

Tetradic

#adaa9e

#a1ad9e

#9ea1ad

#aa9ead

Square

#adaa9e

#9eada2

#9ea1ad

#ad9ea9

Shades

Color #adaa9e mixed toward black.

#949080

#787465

#5a574c

#3c3a33

#1e1d19

Tints

Color #adaa9e mixed toward white.

#bbb8ae

#c8c6be

#d6d5ce

#e4e3df

#f1f1ef

Tones

Color #adaa9e mixed toward gray.

#aca99f

#aba9a0

#a9a8a2

#a8a7a3

#a7a6a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acaca1 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#acaca2 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#ada3a4 · ΔE 8.9

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #adaa9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adaa9e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#adaa9e (#adaa9e) is rgb(173, 170, 158) in RGB.

No, #adaa9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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