Information about #AD9928 color

#AD9928 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD9928 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 153, 40) — 67.8% red, 60% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 52 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AD9928 is a strongly colored sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Sahara (#B79826). Slightly further away sit Lucky (#AB9A1C) and Wazzup (#BC9425).

The recipe behind #AD9928 is rgb(173, 153, 40), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD9928 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD9928 color variations

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

#AD9928 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD9928 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD9928 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD9928 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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#AD9928 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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#5729AE
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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 #AD9928

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

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

#AD9928 color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9928
  • RGB173, 153, 40
  • CMYK0, 8, 52, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 153, 40)
  • HSL51°, 62%, 42%
  • HSL Precise50.977°, 62.441%, 41.765%
  • HSV51°, 77%, 68%
  • HSB51°, 77%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.600, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.600, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.600, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD9928
  • DECIMAL ID11376936
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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