Information about #AD9A8E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AD9A8E belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(173, 154, 142) (67.8% red, 60.4% green, 55.7% blue), or CMYK 0 / 7 / 12 / 32 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained orange, #AD9A8E appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this 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 Effervescent (#A8988E) and Triple Tea (#AA9F8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 154, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD9A8E: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD9A8E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD9A8E color variations

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

#AD9A8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD9A8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD9A8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD9A8E 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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#AD9A8E 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 #AD9A8E

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

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Half Craigieburn color link
Half Craigieburn

#A9A18F

Perfect Taupe color link
Perfect Taupe

#AA9F94

Quarter Stonewall color link
Quarter Stonewall

#A69F8E

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

#AD9A8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9A8E
  • RGB173, 154, 142
  • CMYK0, 7, 12, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 154, 142)
  • HSL23°, 16%, 62%
  • HSL Precise23.226°, 15.897%, 61.765%
  • HSV23°, 18%, 68%
  • HSB23°, 18%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.604, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.604, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.604, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAD9A8E
  • DECIMAL ID11377294
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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