Information about #ADA626 color

#ADA626 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADA626 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 166, 38) — 67.8% red, 65.1% green, 14.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 53 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #ADA626 reads as a vivid, lively yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Earls Green (#B8A722). Nearby in the Register you will also find Lucky (#AB9A1C) and Citron (#9FA91F).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 166, 38) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ADA626 color variations

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

#ADA626 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 #ADA626

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

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Limelight color link
Limelight

#99AD25

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADA626
  • RGB173, 166, 38
  • CMYK0, 3, 53, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 166, 38)
  • HSL57°, 64%, 41%
  • HSL Precise56.889°, 63.981%, 41.373%
  • HSV57°, 78%, 68%
  • HSB57°, 78%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.651, 0.149)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.651, 0.149, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.651, 0.149)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDADA626
  • DECIMAL ID11380262
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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