Information about #ADAC70 color

#ADAC70 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADAC70 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 172, 112) — 67.8% red, 67.5% green, 43.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 24 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADAC70 is a moderately toned golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Khaki (#ADA96E). Slightly further away sit Iko (#B3AB6E) and Coromandel (#B9A873).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 172, 112) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADAC70 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADAC70 color variations

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

#ADAC70 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 #ADAC70

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

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Iguana Green color link
Iguana Green

#9CB071

Misty Moss color link
Misty Moss

#BBB477

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADAC70
  • RGB173, 172, 112
  • CMYK0, 0, 24, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 172, 112)
  • HSL59°, 27%, 56%
  • HSL Precise59.016°, 27.111%, 55.882%
  • HSV59°, 35%, 68%
  • HSB59°, 35%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.675, 0.439)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.675, 0.439, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.675, 0.439)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB43.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDADAC70
  • DECIMAL ID11381872
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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