Information about #ADAA99 color

#ADAA99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADAA99 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 170, 153) — 67.8% red, 66.7% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 8 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ADAA99 reads as a gently muted sunny yellow and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Terrain (#ADAD99). Slightly further away sit Half Grey Olive (#B1AB95) and Half Lemon Grass (#ACAD9E).

The recipe behind #ADAA99 is rgb(173, 170, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #ADAA99 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADAA99 color variations

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

#ADAA99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADAA99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADAA99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADAA99 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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#ADA299

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#ADAA99 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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#A099AD
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#99A6AD
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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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#99ADAA
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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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#9CAD99
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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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#AD99A6
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Nearest named colors to #ADAA99

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

Terrain color link
Terrain

#ADAD99

Half Grey Olive color link
Half Grey Olive

#B1AB95

Half Lemon Grass color link
Half Lemon Grass

#ACAD9E

Mandrake color link
Mandrake

#B0A994

Yellowish Grey color link
Yellowish Grey

#A8A89C

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Green Spring color link
Green Spring

#A9AF99

Quarter Stonewashed color link
Quarter Stonewashed

#B2A99D

Cloudy color link
Cloudy

#B0A99F

Bedrock color link
Bedrock

#B3AC9C

Glitterati color link
Glitterati

#B3AD97

Overland color link
Overland

#B2AA94

#ADAA99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADAA99
  • RGB173, 170, 153
  • CMYK0, 1, 8, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 170, 153)
  • HSL51°, 11%, 64%
  • HSL Precise51°, 10.87%, 63.922%
  • HSV51°, 12%, 68%
  • HSB51°, 12%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.667, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.667, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.667, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADAA99
  • DECIMAL ID11381401
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers36 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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