Information about #ADB60A color

#ADB60A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADB60A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 182, 10) — 67.8% red, 71.4% green, 3.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 0 / 67 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADB60A presents itself as a pure, full-strength golden yellow — one 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 a hair away from Snot (#ACBB0D). Slightly further away sit Citrus (#9FB70A) and Bile (#B5C306).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 182, 10) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADB60A: 9.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#ADB60A color variations

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#ADB60A 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 #ADB60A

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

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Bright Olive color link
Bright Olive

#9CBB04

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

#ADB60A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB60A
  • RGB173, 182, 10
  • CMYK4, 0, 67, 29
  • CSSrgb(173, 182, 10)
  • HSL63°, 90%, 38%
  • HSL Precise63.14°, 89.583%, 37.647%
  • HSV63°, 95%, 71%
  • HSB63°, 95%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.039
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.714, 0.039)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.714, 0.039, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.714, 0.039)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.9%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDADB60A
  • DECIMAL ID11384330
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01