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#ADA28A closest to Sage the Day

#ADA28A is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Sage the Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 63.5% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(173, 162, 138)). Its HSL value is 41° hue, 18% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black. #ADA28A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.31:1.

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Variations of #ADA28A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#ADA28A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#ADA28A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ADA28A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ABA48B
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A189
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAA289
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABA48B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABA38A
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B39E9B
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFA092
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A5A39D

#ADA28A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.53:1 Very poor#ADA28A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.31:1 Very good#ADA28A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ADA28A in CSS

/* Sage the Day */
.color { color: #ADA28A; }
.background { background-color: #ADA28A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ADA28A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 162 138);
color: hsl(41 18% 61%);
color: oklch(0.715 0.036 86.3);

#ADA28A FAQ

What color is #ADA28A?

#ADA28A is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Sage the Day. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #ADA28A?

#ADA28A is rgb(173, 162, 138) in RGB, hsl(41, 18%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ADA28A?

The complementary color of #ADA28A is #8A95AD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ADA28A?

Black text has the best contrast on #ADA28A: 8.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ADA28A a warm or cool color?

#ADA28A is a warm color.