Information about #ADA61C color

#ADA61C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADA61C falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 166, 28) — 67.8% red, 65.1% green, 11% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 3 / 57 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ADA61C presents itself as a strongly colored sunny yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Lucky (#AB9A1C). Slightly further away sit Earls Green (#B8A722) and Vomit (#A2A415).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 166, 28)), which gives #ADA61C its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADA61C: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ADA61C color variations

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

#ADA61C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADA61C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADA61C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADA61C 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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#ADA61C 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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#A41CAB
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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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#23AB1C
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#A41CAB
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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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#AB1C6B
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Nearest named colors to #ADA61C

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

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

#ADA61C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADA61C
  • RGB173, 166, 28
  • CMYK0, 3, 57, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 166, 28)
  • HSL57°, 72%, 39%
  • HSL Precise57.103°, 72.139%, 39.412%
  • HSV57°, 84%, 68%
  • HSB57°, 84%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.651, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.651, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.651, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDADA61C
  • DECIMAL ID11380252
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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