Information about #AD9A3B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AD9A3B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 154, 59) — 67.8% red, 60.4% green, 23.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 7 / 45 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AD9A3B is a clearly saturated golden yellow 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 Antique Gold (#B0903D). Slightly further away sit Roti (#B69642) and Karma (#B6A237).

The recipe behind #AD9A3B is rgb(173, 154, 59), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD9A3B: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD9A3B color variations

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

#AD9A3B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD9A3B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD9A3B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD9A3B 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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#AD9A3B 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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#AB603B
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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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#983BAB
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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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#3BAB60
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#AB3B85
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Nearest named colors to #AD9A3B

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

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

#AD9A3B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9A3B
  • RGB173, 154, 59
  • CMYK0, 7, 45, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 154, 59)
  • HSL50°, 49%, 45%
  • HSL Precise50°, 49.138%, 45.49%
  • HSV50°, 66%, 68%
  • HSB50°, 66%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.604, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.604, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.604, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD9A3B
  • DECIMAL ID11377211
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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