#ADA995
Greige · light warm yellow
About #ADA995
#ADA995 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 66% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.5); Mushroom comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #9599AD — a dusty blue tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #ADA995 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 8.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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How #ADA995 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #ADA995?
#ADA995 is a muted, light shade in the yellow family. On screen it is built from 68% red, 66% green and 58% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #ADA995?
Use black text. Black on #ADA995 has a contrast ratio of 8.89:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #ADA995?
Its complementary colour is #9599AD, and analogous partners are #AD9D95 and #A5AD95.