Close to Greige
#ADA893
#ADA893 is a light, soft, grayish yellow, close to the color Greige. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 65.9% green, and 57.6% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #ADA893.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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
2.39:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.80:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.39:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.80:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #ADA893 as they’d see it.
#ADA893 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 #ADA893
What color is #ADA893?
#ADA893 is a light, soft, grayish yellow, close to the color Greige. In RGB it’s made of 67.8% red, 65.9% green, and 57.6% blue. Its hue is 48°, with 14% saturation and 63% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #ADA893 in RGB?
#ADA893 is rgb(173, 168, 147): 173 red, 168 green, and 147 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #ADA893 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 3, 15, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #ADA893?
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 #ADA893?
Its complement #A2A7BC gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.