Close to Sage
#ADA883
#ADA883 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 65.9% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a warm 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 #ADA883.
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
2.41:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.71:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.41:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.71:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADA883 as they’d see it.
#ADA883 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 #ADA883
What color is #ADA883?
#ADA883 is a mid-tone, muted yellow, close to the color Sage. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 65.9% green, and 51.4% blue. Its hue is 53°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADA883 in RGB?
#ADA883 is rgb(173, 168, 131): 173 red, 168 green, and 131 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADA883 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 24, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADA883?
PANTONE 451 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #ADA883?
Its complement #A0A5C9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.