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#ADA885

Khaki · light warm yellow

About #ADA885

With the hex code #ADA885, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 66% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Khaki — a ΔE of 7.3 — followed by Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #858AAD, a slate gray shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red173
Green168
Blue133

Closest named colours

Khaki
#C3B091 · ΔE 7.3
Sage
#9CAF88 · ΔE 9.8
Tan
#D2B48C · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #ADA885

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ADA885.
2.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on khaki #ADA885.
8.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #ADA885 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#ADA885
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFA683
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1A886
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3A39E

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #ADA885?

With the hex code #ADA885, this is a light yellow with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 68% red, 66% green and 52% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #ADA885?

Use black text. Black on #ADA885 has a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #ADA885?

Its complementary colour is #858AAD, and analogous partners are #AD9485 and #9EAD85.