Information about #AD998A color

#AD998A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD998A falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 153, 138) — 67.8% red, 60% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 14 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AD998A is a calm, restrained orange that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ivory Brown (#B09B8C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Grullo (#A99A86) and Effervescent (#A8988E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 153, 138)), which gives #AD998A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD998A: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD998A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD998A color variations

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

#AD998A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD998A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD998A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD998A 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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#AD998A 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 #AD998A

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

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Quarter Nullarbor color link
Quarter Nullarbor

#B29F88

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Quarter Stonewall color link
Quarter Stonewall

#A69F8E

#AD998A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD998A
  • RGB173, 153, 138
  • CMYK0, 8, 14, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 153, 138)
  • HSL26°, 18%, 61%
  • HSL Precise25.714°, 17.588%, 60.98%
  • HSV26°, 20%, 68%
  • HSB26°, 20%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.600, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.600, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.600, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAD998A
  • DECIMAL ID11377034
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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