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#ADA28A

Khaki · light warm orange

About #ADA28A

#ADA28A is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 64% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Khaki (ΔE 7.5); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8A95AD — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #ADA28A for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 8.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red173
Green162
Blue138

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.5
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #ADA28A

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ADA28A.
2.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ADA28A.
8.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADA28A appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADA28A
Protanopia (no red cones)
#A8A189
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#ABA48B
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B39E9B

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADA28A?

#ADA28A is a muted, light shade in the orange family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 64% green and 54% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #ADA28A?

Use black text. Black on #ADA28A has a contrast ratio of 8.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADA28A?

Its complementary colour is #8A95AD, and analogous partners are #AD918A and #A7AD8A.