Information about #ADA15D color

#ADA15D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #ADA15D belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 161, 93) — 67.8% red, 63.1% green, 36.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 5 / 31 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ADA15D is a softly balanced yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bullet Shell (#AF9B60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gingko (#A59C55) and Fleetwood (#B99E56).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 161, 93) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #ADA15D background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ADA15D color variations

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

#ADA15D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADA15D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADA15D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADA15D 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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#ADA15D 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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#5C68AD
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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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#785CAD
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#5C91AD
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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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#5CADA1
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#A15CAD
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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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#68AD5C
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#A15CAD
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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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#5CAD78
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#AD5C91
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Nearest named colors to #ADA15D

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

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

#ADA15D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADA15D
  • RGB173, 161, 93
  • CMYK0, 5, 31, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 161, 93)
  • HSL51°, 33%, 52%
  • HSL Precise51°, 32.787%, 52.157%
  • HSV51°, 46%, 68%
  • HSB51°, 46%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.631, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.631, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.631, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDADA15D
  • DECIMAL ID11379037
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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