Information about #ADA99F color
Basic facts about this digital color
#ADA99F is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that floats near the light end of the scale. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Cloudy (#B0A99F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Off Piste (#AFACA0) and Half Lemon Grass (#ACAD9E).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 169, 159)), which gives #ADA99F its character. If you plan to put text on a #ADA99F background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADA99F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#ADA99F color variations
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#ADA99F color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADA99F color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADA99F color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADA99F color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADA99F 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ADA99F color
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Nearest named colors to #ADA99F
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B0A99F
#AFACA0
#ACAD9E
#A9A7A0
#ABA59E
#B2A99D
#A8A89C
#AFADA3
#B2AD9E
#A7A69D
#ADAD99
#A7A69C
#ADA99F color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADA99F
- RGB173, 169, 159
- CMYK0, 2, 5, 32
- CSSrgb(173, 169, 159)
- HSL43°, 8%, 65%
- HSL Precise42.857°, 7.865%, 65.098%
- HSV43°, 8%, 68%
- HSB43°, 8%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.624
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.663, 0.624)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.663, 0.624, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.663, 0.624)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB62.4%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDADA99F
- DECIMAL ID11381151
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
