Gray
#ADA79B
#ADA79B is a gray with almost no color, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 7.9:1. On white it reaches only 2.4:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#ADA79B shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #ADA79B kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FBF6ED
- 100 EFEBE1
- 200 DED9CE
- 300 C4BFB4
- 400 ADA79B
- 500 8D877B
- 600 726D62
- 700 5A554B
- 800 443F36
- 900 2F2B23
- 950 1B1812
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #fbf6ed; --color-gray-100: #efebe1; --color-gray-200: #ded9ce; --color-gray-300: #c4bfb4; --color-gray-400: #ada79b; --color-gray-500: #8d877b; --color-gray-600: #726d62; --color-gray-700: #5a554b; --color-gray-800: #443f36; --color-gray-900: #2f2b23; --color-gray-950: #1b1812;}Is #ADA79B readable?
Contrast for text on #ADA79B and for #ADA79B used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.4APCA Lc 52 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 7.9APCA Lc 56 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #7C766B · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.4APCA Lc 47 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 7.9APCA Lc 54 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #ADA79B
Six palettes built around #ADA79B, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#ADA79B · #9ABF72 · #E98232 · #CBF2CB · #2F2A1D
- Complementary#ADA79B · #7B96D2 · #91B5FF · #EDD293 · #3A3123
- Split complementary#ADA79B · #00A0D9 · #BBA8FF · #FFE0A8 · #322C22
- Triadic#ADA79B · #00B8D1 · #E893E9 · #FFE6B2 · #34312C
- Tetradic#ADA79B · #00AA84 · #80AFFF · #FFDAE6 · #262217
- Monochromatic#ADA79B · #DCA83A · #DFB000 · #F4DCAB · #302A1C
#ADA79B as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #ADA79B looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FBF6ED
- Brand 100, #EFEBE1
- Brand 200, #DED9CE
- Brand 300, #C4BFB4
- Brand 400, #ADA79B
- Brand 500, #8D877B
- Brand 600, #726D62
- Brand 700, #5A554B
- Brand 800, #443F36
- Brand 900, #2F2B23
- Brand 950, #1B1812
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAF9
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F2
- Neutral 200, #E6E5E2
- Neutral 300, #D6D4D0
- Neutral 400, #A3A09A
- Neutral 500, #76736C
- Neutral 600, #57544D
- Neutral 700, #43403A
- Neutral 800, #2A2822
- Neutral 900, #1A1813
- Neutral 950, #0C0A06
Success
- Success 50, #E5FFE9
- Success 100, #BEFECA
- Success 200, #A7EDB5
- Success 300, #87D597
- Success 400, #65B979
- Success 500, #4EA564
- Success 600, #278143
- Success 700, #06672E
- Success 800, #004E20
- Success 900, #003614
- Success 950, #001F09
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7CA
- Warning 200, #FFD096
- Warning 300, #E3A34D
- Warning 400, #D29541
- Warning 500, #B67917
- Warning 600, #956000
- Warning 700, #764B00
- Warning 800, #593800
- Warning 900, #3E2500
- Warning 950, #251400
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC4
- Danger 300, #FFA398
- Danger 400, #F7766B
- Danger 500, #D4534A
- Danger 600, #B93B35
- Danger 700, #9A211F
- Danger 800, #7B070C
- Danger 900, #580004
- Danger 950, #360002
Info
- Info 50, #F0F8FF
- Info 100, #DBEEFF
- Info 200, #B9DEFF
- Info 300, #84C7FF
- Info 400, #5FAAE7
- Info 500, #3D8CC9
- Info 600, #2173AD
- Info 700, #00598F
- Info 800, #00436D
- Info 900, #002E4D
- Info 950, #001A2F
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 8.3:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 8.3:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #ADA79B
Lighter and darker versions of #ADA79B.