Information about #AD9B5C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AD9B5C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 155, 92) — 67.8% red, 60.8% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 32 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AD9B5C 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 a hair away from Bullet Shell (#AF9B60). Slightly further away sit Dark Beige (#AC9362) and Gingko (#A59C55).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 155, 92) — 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, #AD9B5C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD9B5C color variations

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

#AD9B5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD9B5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD9B5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD9B5C 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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#AD9B5C 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 #AD9B5C

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

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Police Khaki color link
Police Khaki

#A38F58

#AD9B5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9B5C
  • RGB173, 155, 92
  • CMYK0, 7, 32, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 155, 92)
  • HSL47°, 33%, 52%
  • HSL Precise46.667°, 33.061%, 51.961%
  • HSV47°, 47%, 68%
  • HSB47°, 47%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.608, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.608, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.608, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD9B5C
  • DECIMAL ID11377500
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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