Information about #ADB68A color

#ADB68A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADB68A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 182, 138) — 67.8% red, 71.4% green, 54.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 17 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADB68A presents itself as a calm, restrained yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Norway (#A4B88F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Earthstone (#B5AF8B) and Stone Age (#B6B285).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(173, 182, 138)), which gives #ADB68A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADB68A: 9.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADB68A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADB68A color variations

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

#ADB68A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADB68A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADB68A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADB68A 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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#ADB68A 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 #ADB68A

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

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Whitish Green color link
Whitish Green

#A5BA93

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

#ADB68A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB68A
  • RGB173, 182, 138
  • CMYK4, 0, 17, 29
  • CSSrgb(173, 182, 138)
  • HSL72°, 23%, 63%
  • HSL Precise72.273°, 23.158%, 62.745%
  • HSV72°, 24%, 71%
  • HSB72°, 24%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.714, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.714, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.714, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADB68A
  • DECIMAL ID11384458
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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