Information about #AD901B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AD901B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(173, 144, 27) (67.8% red, 56.5% green, 10.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 11 / 57 / 32 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively sunny yellow, #AD901B occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Lucky (#AB9A1C). Slightly further away sit Vintage Gold (#A28B23) and Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C).

The recipe behind #AD901B is rgb(173, 144, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD901B: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #AD901B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AD901B color variations

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

#AD901B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD901B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD901B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD901B 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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#AD901B 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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#461BAC
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#1B80AC
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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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#8F1BAC
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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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#38AC1B
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#8F1BAC
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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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#AC1B80
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Nearest named colors to #AD901B

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

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

#AD901B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD901B
  • RGB173, 144, 27
  • CMYK0, 11, 57, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 144, 27)
  • HSL48°, 73%, 39%
  • HSL Precise48.082°, 73%, 39.216%
  • HSV48°, 84%, 68%
  • HSB48°, 84%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.565
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.565, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.565, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.565, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD901B
  • DECIMAL ID11374619
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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