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#ADA28D

#ada28d ≈ Ecru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#ada28d is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.84% red, 63.53% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.36% magenta, 18.5% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 39.37°, with 16.33% saturation and 61.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ecru (#c2b280), ΔE 9.45.

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Relative luminance0.3665

Complementary

  1. #ada28d
  2. #8d98ad

Split complementary

  1. #ada28d
  2. #8da8ad
  3. #928dad

Analogous

  1. #ad928d
  2. #ada28d
  3. #a8ad8d

Triadic

  1. #ada28d
  2. #8dada2
  3. #a28dad

Tetradic

  1. #ada28d
  2. #98ad8d
  3. #8d98ad
  4. #a28dad

Square

  1. #ada28d
  2. #8dad92
  3. #8d98ad
  4. #ad8da8

Monochromatic

  1. #5e5543
  2. #8a7d63
  3. #ada28d
  4. #cdc6b9
  5. #edebe6

Shades

#ada28d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ada28d
  2. #9c927f
  3. #8a8271
  4. #797163
  5. #686155
  6. #575147
  7. #454138
  8. #34312a
  9. #23201c
  10. #11100e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ada28d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ada28d
  2. #b5ab98
  3. #bdb5a4
  4. #c6beaf
  5. #cec7bb
  6. #d6d1c6
  7. #dedad1
  8. #e6e3dd
  9. #efece8
  10. #f7f6f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ada28d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ada28d
  2. #a99f8c
  3. #a49b8a
  4. #a09889
  5. #9b9488
  6. #979187
  7. #928e85
  8. #8e8a84
  9. #898783
  10. #858381
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a3a3a3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7a39b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8a18c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #aaa48e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b39e9c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aaa28c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aba38d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b0a096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ada28d {
  color: #ada28d;
}
Background
.bg-ada28d {
  background-color: #ada28d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ada28d {
  border: 2px solid #ada28d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ada28d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 173 162 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 39 16% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ada28d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ada28d, #a8ad8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ada28d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(173 162 141 / 0.35);
}

#c2b280 Ecru ΔE 9.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.85 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.86 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 10.36 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 10.89 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 12.59 #525d72 Inverted #a3a3a3 Grayscale 

Ecru
#ada28d  rgb(173, 162, 141)  hsl(39, 16%, 62%)  Ecru
#8d98ad  rgb(141, 152, 173)  hsl(219, 16%, 62%)  Cool Gray
#8dada2  rgb(141, 173, 162)  hsl(159, 16%, 62%)  Opal
#a28dad  rgb(162, 141, 173)  hsl(279, 16%, 62%)  Pastel Purple