Information about #AD962E color

#AD962E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD962E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 150, 46) — 67.8% red, 58.8% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 50 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AD962E presents itself as a pleasantly vivid yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Reef Gold (#A98D36). Slightly further away sit Sahara (#B79826) and Nugget (#BC9229).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 150, 46)), which gives #AD962E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD962E: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. No one has named #AD962E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AD962E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AD962E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD962E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD962E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD962E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AD962E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AD962E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Pale Fallen Leaves color link
Pale Fallen Leaves

#AA8736

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

#AD962E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD962E
  • RGB173, 150, 46
  • CMYK0, 9, 50, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 150, 46)
  • HSL49°, 58%, 43%
  • HSL Precise49.134°, 57.991%, 42.941%
  • HSV49°, 73%, 68%
  • HSB49°, 73%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.588
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.588, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.588, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.588, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD962E
  • DECIMAL ID11376174
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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