Information about #ADC021 color

#ADC021 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#ADC021 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 192, 33) — 67.8% red, 75.3% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 62 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #ADC021 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bahia (#A9C01C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Acid Green (#B0BF1A) and Pea (#A4BF20).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 192, 33) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #ADC021: 10.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #ADC021 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#ADC021 color variations

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

#ADC021 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 #ADC021

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

Bahia color link
Bahia

#A9C01C

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Pea color link
Pea

#A4BF20

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Gross Green color link
Gross Green

#A0BF16

Key Lime Pie color link
Key Lime Pie

#BFC921

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Sick Green color link
Sick Green

#9DB92C

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Impromptu color link
Impromptu

#9BB123

Salad Green color link
Salad Green

#A1C935

Jardin Green color link
Jardin Green

#A5CF35

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#ADC021
  • RGB173, 192, 33
  • CMYK7, 0, 62, 25
  • CSSrgb(173, 192, 33)
  • HSL67°, 71%, 44%
  • HSL Precise67.17°, 70.667%, 44.118%
  • HSV67°, 83%, 75%
  • HSB67°, 83%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.753, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.753, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.753, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDADC021
  • DECIMAL ID11386913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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