Information about #ADAB38 color

#ADAB38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #ADAB38 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 171, 56) — 67.8% red, 67.1% green, 22% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 1 / 46 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADAB38 is a confidently colored yellow that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Karma (#B6A237). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brass (#B5A642) and Moderate Olive (#A8A84A).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 171, 56) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADAB38: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADAB38 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADAB38 color variations

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

#ADAB38 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADAB38 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADAB38 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADAB38 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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#ADAB38 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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#383AAD
#383AAD

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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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#7138AD
#7138AD

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#3875AD
#3875AD

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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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#AD7138
#AD7138

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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
#ADAB38
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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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#3AAD38
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#383AAD
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#AB38AD
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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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#38AD71
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#383AAD
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#AD3875
#AD3875

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Nearest named colors to #ADAB38

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

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Booger color link
Booger

#9BB53C

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Pomelo color link
Pomelo

#96A53C

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Moderate Apple Green color link
Moderate Apple Green

#9CA84A

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

#ADAB38 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADAB38
  • RGB173, 171, 56
  • CMYK0, 1, 46, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 171, 56)
  • HSL59°, 51%, 45%
  • HSL Precise58.974°, 51.092%, 44.902%
  • HSV59°, 68%, 68%
  • HSB59°, 68%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.671, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.671, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.671, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDADAB38
  • DECIMAL ID11381560
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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