#adb09c

Color #adb09c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 11.09 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#adb09c

RGB

rgb(173, 176, 156)

HSL

hsl(69, 11.2%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69, 11.4%, 69%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.7%, 0%, 11.4%, 31%)

LAB

lab(71.1, -4.66, 9.89)

LCH

lch(71.1, 10.93, 115.23)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0281, 113.92)

HWB

hwb(69, 61.2%, 31%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f9cb0

Analogous

#b0a99c

#adb09c

#a3b09c

Triadic

#adb09c

#9cadb0

#b09cad

Split-complementary

#adb09c

#9ca3b0

#a99cb0

Tetradic

#adb09c

#9cb09f

#9f9cb0

#b09cad

Square

#adb09c

#9cb0a9

#9f9cb0

#b09ca3

Shades

Color #adb09c mixed toward black.

#93977d

#777b62

#5a5c4a

#3c3e31

#1e1f19

Tints

Color #adb09c mixed toward white.

#bbbdad

#c8cabd

#d6d7ce

#e4e5de

#f1f2ef

Tones

Color #adb09c mixed toward gray.

#acae9e

#abad9f

#a9aba1

#a8a9a3

#a7a8a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeaea1 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#aeaea2 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#ada5a6 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #adb09c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#adb09c]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#adb09c (#adb09c) is rgb(173, 176, 156) in RGB.

No, #adb09c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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