Information about #AD9B51 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AD9B51 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(173, 155, 81) (67.8% red, 60.8% green, 31.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 7 / 36 / 32 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AD9B51 reads as a moderately toned golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Husk (#B2994B). Slightly further away sit Moderate Gold (#A89C4A) and Gingko (#A59C55).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 155, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD9B51 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD9B51 color variations

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

#AD9B51 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD9B51 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD9B51 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD9B51 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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#AD9B51 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 #AD9B51

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

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

#AD9B51 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9B51
  • RGB173, 155, 81
  • CMYK0, 7, 36, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 155, 81)
  • HSL48°, 36%, 50%
  • HSL Precise48.261°, 36.22%, 49.804%
  • HSV48°, 53%, 68%
  • HSB48°, 53%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.608, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.608, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.608, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD9B51
  • DECIMAL ID11377489
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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