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#ADA28C Sage the Day

#ADA28C is a light gray named Sage the Day. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 63.5% green and 54.9% blue (rgb(173, 162, 140)). Its HSL value is 40° hue, 17% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 32% black. #ADA28C is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.32:1.

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Variations of #ADA28C

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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#ADA28C 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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#ADA28C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ADA28C 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 #ABA48D
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A18B
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A28B
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABA48D
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABA38C
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B39E9C
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AFA094
  • 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 #A6A39E

#ADA28C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.52:1 Very poor#ADA28C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.32:1 Very good#ADA28C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ADA28C in CSS

/* Sage the Day */
.color { color: #ADA28C; }
.background { background-color: #ADA28C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ADA28C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 162 140);
color: hsl(40 17% 61%);
color: oklch(0.716 0.033 84.6);

#ADA28C FAQ

What color is #ADA28C?

#ADA28C is a light gray. Its closest named color is Sage the Day. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ADA28C?

#ADA28C is rgb(173, 162, 140) in RGB, hsl(40, 17%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 19%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ADA28C?

The complementary color of #ADA28C is #8C97AD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ADA28C?

Black text has the best contrast on #ADA28C: 8.32:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ADA28C a warm or cool color?

#ADA28C is a neutral color.