Information about #ADAF89 color

#ADAF89 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADAF89 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 175, 137) — 67.8% red, 68.6% green, 53.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 1 / 0 / 15 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#ADAF89 is a softly toned golden yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Stun (#A7AC8B). Slightly further away sit Bland (#AFA88B) and Earthstone (#B5AF8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 175, 137) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADAF89 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADAF89 color variations

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

#ADAF89 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 #ADAF89

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

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Double Linen color link
Double Linen

#A9A790

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Bud color link
Bud

#A5A88F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADAF89
  • RGB173, 175, 137
  • CMYK1, 0, 15, 31
  • CSSrgb(173, 175, 137)
  • HSL63°, 19%, 61%
  • HSL Precise63.158°, 19.192%, 61.176%
  • HSV63°, 22%, 69%
  • HSB63°, 22%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.686, 0.537)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.686, 0.537, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.686, 0.537)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB53.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADAF89
  • DECIMAL ID11382665
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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