Information about #ADAA01 color

#ADAA01 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADAA01 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 170, 1) — 67.8% red, 66.7% green, 0.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 67 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADAA01 presents itself as a intensely saturated yellow — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Strong Olive (#A8A800). Slightly further away sit Puke (#A5A502) and Muddy Yellow (#BFAC05).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 170, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADAA01: 8.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for white. No one has named #ADAA01 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#ADAA01 color variations

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

#ADAA01 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 #ADAA01

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

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Yellow Brown color link
Yellow Brown

#B79400

Bright Olive color link
Bright Olive

#9CBB04

Barf Green color link
Barf Green

#94AC02

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADAA01
  • RGB173, 170, 1
  • CMYK0, 1, 67, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 170, 1)
  • HSL59°, 99%, 34%
  • HSL Precise58.953°, 98.851%, 34.118%
  • HSV59°, 99%, 68%
  • HSB59°, 99%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.667, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.667, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.667, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDADAA01
  • DECIMAL ID11381249
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01