Close to Greige
#ADA698
#ADA698 is a light neutral gray, close to the color Greige. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 65.1% green, and 59.6% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ADA698.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.42:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.68:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.42:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.68:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADA698 as they’d see it.
#ADA698 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #ADA698
What color is #ADA698?
#ADA698 is a light neutral gray, close to the color Greige. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 65.1% green, and 59.6% blue. Its hue is 40°, with 11% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADA698 in RGB?
#ADA698 is rgb(173, 166, 152): 173 red, 166 green, and 152 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADA698 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 4, 12, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADA698?
PANTONE Warm Gray 6 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ADA698?
Its complement #A0A7B5 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.