Information about #ADBB2A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#ADBB2A presents itself as a energetic, saturated golden yellow — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Pea (#A4BF20). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bahia (#A9C01C) and Sick Green (#9DB92C).
In RGB terms — rgb(173, 187, 42) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #ADBB2A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.1:1. #ADBB2A has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#ADBB2A color variations
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#ADBB2A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#ADBB2A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#ADBB2A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#ADBB2A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#ADBB2A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #ADBB2A color
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Nearest named colors to #ADBB2A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A4BF20
#A9C01C
#9DB92C
#B0BF1A
#A4C639
#A1C935
#9BB123
#B7C61A
#BDA928
#A0BF16
#B8A722
#A5CF35
#ADBB2A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#ADBB2A
- RGB173, 187, 42
- CMYK5, 0, 57, 27
- CSSrgb(173, 187, 42)
- HSL66°, 63%, 45%
- HSL Precise65.793°, 63.319%, 44.902%
- HSV66°, 78%, 73%
- HSB66°, 78%, 73%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.733
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.733, 0.165)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.733, 0.165, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.733, 0.165)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB73.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDADBB2A
- DECIMAL ID11385642
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
