Information about #AD9B87 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#AD9B87 presents itself as a calm, restrained orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Grullo (#A99A86). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ivory Brown (#B09B8C) and Neutral Beige (#AE9882).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 155, 135)), which gives #AD9B87 its character. If you plan to put text on a #AD9B87 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AD9B87 color variations
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#AD9B87 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AD9B87 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AD9B87 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AD9B87 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AD9B87 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AD9B87 color
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Nearest named colors to #AD9B87
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A99A86
#B09B8C
#AE9882
#AA9F8B
#B29F88
#B29F89
#AAA08D
#B2A286
#A8988E
#A79781
#B39F8D
#A59784
#AD9B87 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AD9B87
- RGB173, 155, 135
- CMYK0, 7, 15, 32
- CSSrgb(173, 155, 135)
- HSL32°, 19%, 60%
- HSL Precise31.579°, 18.812%, 60.392%
- HSV32°, 22%, 68%
- HSB32°, 22%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.529
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.608, 0.529)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.608, 0.529, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.608, 0.529)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB52.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAD9B87
- DECIMAL ID11377543
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
