Information about #ADAD14 color

#ADAD14 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADAD14 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 173, 20) — 67.8% red, 67.8% green, 7.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 0 / 60 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADAD14 is a strongly colored sunny yellow 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 very close to Vomit (#A2A415). Slightly further away sit Snot (#ACBB0D) and Citron (#9FA91F).

The recipe behind #ADAD14 is rgb(173, 173, 20), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADAD14: 8.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ADAD14 color variations

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

#ADAD14 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 #ADAD14

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

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADAD14
  • RGB173, 173, 20
  • CMYK0, 0, 60, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 173, 20)
  • HSL60°, 79%, 38%
  • HSL Precise60°, 79.275%, 37.843%
  • HSV60°, 88%, 68%
  • HSB60°, 88%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.678, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.678, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.678, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDADAD14
  • DECIMAL ID11382036
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01