Information about #AD9E74 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AD9E74 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 158, 116) — 67.8% red, 62% green, 45.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 22 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AD9E74 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Matte Khaki (#AA9C70). Slightly further away sit Double Pavlova (#A99877) and Dust (#B2996E).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 158, 116) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD9E74: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD9E74 color variations

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

#AD9E74 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD9E74 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD9E74 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD9E74 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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#AD9E74 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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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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Nearest named colors to #AD9E74

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

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Double Pavlova color link
Double Pavlova

#A99877

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Double Drought color link
Double Drought

#AC987D

Tallow color link
Tallow

#A39977

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Triple Sisal color link
Triple Sisal

#A59578

#AD9E74 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9E74
  • RGB173, 158, 116
  • CMYK0, 6, 22, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 158, 116)
  • HSL44°, 26%, 57%
  • HSL Precise44.211°, 25.792%, 56.667%
  • HSV44°, 33%, 68%
  • HSB44°, 33%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.620, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.620, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.620, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD9E74
  • DECIMAL ID11378292
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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