Information about #ADAC7B color

#ADAC7B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADAC7B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 172, 123) — 67.8% red, 67.5% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 20 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADAC7B is a calm, restrained yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Neutral Green (#AAA583) and Khaki (#ADA96E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 172, 123)), which gives #ADAC7B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADAC7B: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADAC7B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADAC7B color variations

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

#ADAC7B 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #ADAC7B

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

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADAC7B
  • RGB173, 172, 123
  • CMYK0, 0, 20, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 172, 123)
  • HSL59°, 23%, 58%
  • HSL Precise58.8°, 23.364%, 58.039%
  • HSV59°, 29%, 68%
  • HSB59°, 29%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.675, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.675, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.675, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDADAC7B
  • DECIMAL ID11381883
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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