#ADBD8A

Closest named color: Tan Green (#A9BE70). oklch(77.3% 0.072 122.2), rgb(173, 189, 138).

Black text reads best on this color (10.42:1).

About this color

#ADBD8A is a medium-light, moderately saturated yellow. In OKLCH its lightness is 77%, its chroma 0.072 and its hue 122°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tan Green (#A9BE70), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 10.42:1.

Hue family	Yellows
Lightness	medium-light (77%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.072)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Tan Green (#A9BE70)
Black text	10.42:1
White text	2.01:1

Values

HEX	#ADBD8A
RGB	rgb(173, 189, 138)
HSL	hsl(79, 28%, 64%)
OKLCH	oklch(77.3% 0.072 122.2)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #ADBD8A	2.01:1	Fails	Lc -43.6	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #ADBD8A	10.42:1	AAA	Lc 64.8	Content text, not long reading
#ADBD8A text on white	2.01:1	Fails	Lc 39.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#ADBD8A text on black	10.42:1	AAA	Lc -63.3	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#F4F7F0

oklch(97.2% 0.01 125.7)
Step 100
100

#E7ECDD

oklch(93.5% 0.021 121.8)
Step 200
200

#D4DEC1

oklch(88.5% 0.04 122.7)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#ADBD8A

oklch(77.3% 0.072 122.2)
Step 400
400

#94AC57

oklch(70.7% 0.115 122.4)
Step 500
500

#7B9617

oklch(63% 0.146 121.9)
Step 600
600

#667F00

oklch(55.6% 0.135 122.3)
Step 700
700

#556B00

oklch(49.2% 0.12 122.6)
Step 800
800

#455700

oklch(42.6% 0.104 122.4)
Step 900
900

#394900

oklch(37.8% 0.092 122.7)
Step 950
950

#212B04

oklch(27% 0.061 123)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#ADBD8A with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#C3B787	0.032
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C1B78C	0.032
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B1B8AF	0.058
Achromatopsia (no color)	#B7B7B7	0.072