Information about #ADB78A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#ADB78A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 183, 138) — 67.8% red, 71.8% green, 54.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 18 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#ADB78A is a gently muted yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Norway (#A4B88F). Slightly further away sit Pastel Avocado (#B1C086) and Earthstone (#B5AF8B).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 183, 138) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.1:1. #ADB78A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#ADB78A color variations

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

#ADB78A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#ADB78A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#ADB78A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#ADB78A 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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#ADB78A 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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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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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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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
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #ADB78A

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

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Whitish Green color link
Whitish Green

#A5BA93

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Sage color link
Sage

#BCB88A

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

#ADB78A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADB78A
  • RGB173, 183, 138
  • CMYK4, 0, 18, 28
  • CSSrgb(173, 183, 138)
  • HSL73°, 24%, 63%
  • HSL Precise73.333°, 23.81%, 62.941%
  • HSV73°, 25%, 72%
  • HSB73°, 25%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.718
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.718, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.718, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.718, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDADB78A
  • DECIMAL ID11384714
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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