Information about #AD9D72 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AD9D72 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 157, 114) — 67.8% red, 61.6% green, 44.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 23 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AD9D72 reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Matte Khaki (#AA9C70). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dust (#B2996E) and Double Pavlova (#A99877).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 157, 114) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AD9D72 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD9D72 color variations

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

#AD9D72 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD9D72 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD9D72 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD9D72 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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#AD9D72 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 #AD9D72

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

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Double Pavlova color link
Double Pavlova

#A99877

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

#AD9D72 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9D72
  • RGB173, 157, 114
  • CMYK0, 6, 23, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 157, 114)
  • HSL44°, 26%, 56%
  • HSL Precise43.729°, 26.457%, 56.275%
  • HSV44°, 34%, 68%
  • HSB44°, 34%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.616, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.616, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.616, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD9D72
  • DECIMAL ID11378034
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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