Information about #ADA85B color

#ADA85B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADA85B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 168, 91) — 67.8% red, 65.9% green, 35.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 32 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADA85B presents itself as a moderately toned sunny yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Flourish (#ADB15E). Slightly further away sit Olive Green (#B5B35C) and Bullet Shell (#AF9B60).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 168, 91)), which gives #ADA85B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADA85B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADA85B color variations

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

#ADA85B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADA85B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADA85B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADA85B 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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#ADA85B 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 #ADA85B

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

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Golden Cypress color link
Golden Cypress

#A0B158

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Preethi Green color link
Preethi Green

#9CAB5C

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Dark Pastel Gold color link
Dark Pastel Gold

#BBA151

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

#ADA85B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADA85B
  • RGB173, 168, 91
  • CMYK0, 2, 32, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 168, 91)
  • HSL56°, 33%, 52%
  • HSL Precise56.341°, 33.333%, 51.765%
  • HSV56°, 47%, 68%
  • HSB56°, 47%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.659, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.659, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.659, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDADA85B
  • DECIMAL ID11380827
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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