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#ADA69A closest to Forgotten Sandstone

#ADA69A is a light gray; the closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.1% green and 60.4% blue (rgb(173, 166, 154)). Its HSL value is 38° hue, 10% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 32% black. #ADA69A is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.70:1.

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Variations of #ADA69A

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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#ADA69A 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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#ADA69A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ADA69A 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 #ABA79A
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A9A699
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAA69A
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ABA79A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ACA79A
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1A4A3
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEA59E
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A8A7A4

#ADA69A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.41:1 Very poor#ADA69A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.70:1 Very good#ADA69A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ADA69A in CSS

/* Forgotten Sandstone */
.color { color: #ADA69A; }
.background { background-color: #ADA69A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ADA69A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 166 154);
color: hsl(38 10% 64%);
color: oklch(0.728 0.019 81.3);

#ADA69A FAQ

What color is #ADA69A?

#ADA69A is a light gray. Its closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ADA69A?

#ADA69A is rgb(173, 166, 154) in RGB, hsl(38, 10%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ADA69A?

The complementary color of #ADA69A is #9AA1AD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ADA69A?

Black text has the best contrast on #ADA69A: 8.70:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ADA69A a warm or cool color?

#ADA69A is a neutral color.