Information about #AD9A8B color

#AD9A8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD9A8B falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 154, 139) — 67.8% red, 60.4% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 13 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AD9A8B reads as a softly toned warm orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ivory Brown (#B09B8C). Slightly further away sit Triple Tea (#AA9F8B) and Effervescent (#A8988E).

The recipe behind #AD9A8B is rgb(173, 154, 139), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD9A8B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD9A8B color variations

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

#AD9A8B 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 #AD9A8B

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

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9A8B
  • RGB173, 154, 139
  • CMYK0, 7, 13, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 154, 139)
  • HSL26°, 17%, 61%
  • HSL Precise26.471°, 17.172%, 61.176%
  • HSV26°, 20%, 68%
  • HSB26°, 20%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.604, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.604, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.604, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAD9A8B
  • DECIMAL ID11377291
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01