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#ADA69F closest to Cathedral

#ADA69F is a light gray; the closest named color is Cathedral. In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 65.1% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(173, 166, 159)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 8% saturation and 65% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 32% black. #ADA69F is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.73:1.

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Variations of #ADA69F

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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#ADA69F 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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#ADA69F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #ADA69F 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 #AAA89F
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A8A69F
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AAA69F
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AAA89F
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #ABA79F
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0A4A4
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEA5A1
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A7A7A7
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A9A7A5

#ADA69F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.40:1 Very poor#ADA69F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.73:1 Very good#ADA69F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#ADA69F in CSS

/* Cathedral */
.color { color: #ADA69F; }
.background { background-color: #ADA69F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #ADA69F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(173 166 159);
color: hsl(30 8% 65%);
color: oklch(0.729 0.013 67.6);

#ADA69F FAQ

What color is #ADA69F?

#ADA69F is a light gray. Its closest named color is Cathedral. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #ADA69F?

#ADA69F is rgb(173, 166, 159) in RGB, hsl(30, 8%, 65%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #ADA69F?

The complementary color of #ADA69F is #9FA6AD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #ADA69F?

Black text has the best contrast on #ADA69F: 8.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #ADA69F a warm or cool color?

#ADA69F is a neutral color.