Information about #AD970B color

#AD970B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AD970B belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(173, 151, 11) (67.8% red, 59.2% green, 4.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 9 / 64 / 32 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AD970B presents itself as a pure, full-strength golden yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Baby Poo (#AB9004). Slightly further away sit Yellowy Brown (#AE8B0C) and Light Gold (#B29700).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 151, 11) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD970B: 7.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.9:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD970B color variations

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

#AD970B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD970B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD970B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD970B 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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#AD970B 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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#21AD0B
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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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#0B21AD
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#AD0B71
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Nearest named colors to #AD970B

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

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Dark Mustard color link
Dark Mustard

#A88905

Golden Palm color link
Golden Palm

#AA8805

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

#AD970B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD970B
  • RGB173, 151, 11
  • CMYK0, 9, 64, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 151, 11)
  • HSL52°, 88%, 36%
  • HSL Precise51.852°, 88.043%, 36.078%
  • HSV52°, 94%, 68%
  • HSB52°, 94%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.592, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.592, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.592, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD970B
  • DECIMAL ID11376395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited1 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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