Information about #AD980F color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AD980F belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 152, 15) — 67.8% red, 59.6% green, 5.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 62 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AD980F is a vivid, lively sunny yellow that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lucky (#AB9A1C). Slightly further away sit Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C) and Baby Poo (#AB9004).

The recipe behind #AD980F is rgb(173, 152, 15), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD980F: 7.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. No one has named #AD980F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AD980F color variations

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

#AD980F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD980F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD980F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD980F 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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#AD980F 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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#490FAE
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#0F73AE
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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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#AE490F
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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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#0FAE98
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#980FAE
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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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#24AE0F
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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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#0F24AE
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#AE0F73
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Nearest named colors to #AD980F

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

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

#AD980F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD980F
  • RGB173, 152, 15
  • CMYK0, 8, 62, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 152, 15)
  • HSL52°, 84%, 37%
  • HSL Precise52.025°, 84.043%, 36.863%
  • HSV52°, 91%, 68%
  • HSB52°, 91%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.596, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.596, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.596, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD980F
  • DECIMAL ID11376655
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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