#ada999

Color #ada999

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 8.88 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#ada999

RGB

rgb(173, 169, 153)

HSL

hsl(48, 10.9%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 11.6%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.3%, 11.6%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(69.16, -1.41, 8.77)

LCH

lch(69.16, 8.88, 99.13)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.0229, 95.26)

HWB

hwb(48, 60%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999dad

Analogous

#ad9f99

#ada999

#a7ad99

Triadic

#ada999

#99ada9

#a999ad

Split-complementary

#ada999

#99a7ad

#9f99ad

Tetradic

#ada999

#9dad99

#999dad

#a999ad

Square

#ada999

#99ad9f

#999dad

#ad99a7

Shades

Color #ada999 mixed toward black.

#95907b

#787461

#5a5749

#3c3a30

#1e1d18

Tints

Color #ada999 mixed toward white.

#bbb7aa

#c8c6bb

#d6d4cc

#e4e2dd

#f1f1ee

Tones

Color #ada999 mixed toward gray.

#aba89b

#aaa79c

#a8a69e

#a6a5a0

#a5a4a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#abab9d · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#acac9e · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#ada0a1 · ΔE 11.3

Achromatopsia

#a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ada999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ada999]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ada999 (#ada999) is rgb(173, 169, 153) in RGB.

No, #ada999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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