#ad9e1f Color Information

#ad9e1f Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ad9e1f. In RGB, it consists of 67.8% Red, 62.0% Green, and 12.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 8.7% Magenta, 82.1% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 53.7°, with saturation of 69.6% and lightness of 40%. The decimal value for #ad9e1f is 11378207, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ad9e1f is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#ad9e1f Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color173, 158, 31 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color67.8%, 62.0%, 12.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.322, 0.380, 0.878 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.087, 0.821, 0.322 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color53.7°, 69.6%, 40.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color53.7°, 82.1%, 67.8% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color29.708, 33.437, 6.184 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color48, 173, 31 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11378207 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color64.513, -7.716, 61.936 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)64.513, 62.415, 97.101 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color64.513, 15.339, 66.253 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color57.825, -9.488, 34.136 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.429, 0.482, 33.437 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289568287 / 0xffad9e1f Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999933 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #ad9e1f

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ad9e1f, its pure hue is 53.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.6%, and its lightness is 40.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ad9e1f, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #161404 to #978a1b.

Tints of #ad9e1f

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ad9e1f, its pure hue is 53.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.6%, and its lightness is 40.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ad9e1f, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b7aa3b to #f5f3e3.

Tones of #ad9e1f

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ad9e1f, its pure hue is 53.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 69.6%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ad9e1f, which range from #666666 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ccb600 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ad9e1f

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ad9e1f! For #ad9e1f, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ad9e1f. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ad9e1f

This color, #ad9e1f, consists of 67.8% Red, 62.0% Green, and 12.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 173, Green = 158, Blue = 31. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ad9e1f is 0% Cyan, 8.7% Magenta, 82.1% Yellow, and 32.2% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R67.8%
C0.0%
G62.0%
M8.7%
B12.2%
Y82.1%
K32.2%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 173 158 31
Octal 255 236 37
Hexa #ad #9e #1f
Binary 10101101 10011110 00011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 8 82 32
Octal 0 10 122 40
Hexa #00 #08 #52 #20
Binary 00000000 00001000 01010010 00100000

Analogous Colors of #ad9e1f

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ad9e1f — which has hue 53.7° — its analogous colors are located at 23.7° and 83.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad9e1f.

Triadic Colors of #ad9e1f

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ad9e1f — which has hue 53.7° — its triadic colors are located at 53.7° and 293.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad9e1f.

Complementary Color of #ad9e1f

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ad9e1f — which has hue 53.7° — its complementary color is located at 233.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad9e1f.

Split Complementary Colors of #ad9e1f

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ad9e1f — which has hue 53.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 53.7° and 263.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad9e1f.

Tetradic Colors of #ad9e1f

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ad9e1f — which has hue 53.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 323.7°, 53.7°, 143.7°, and 233.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ad9e1f.

Monochromatic Colors of #ad9e1f

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ad9e1f, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4f4917 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f0dd43 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ad9e1f

We want to make getting started with #ad9e1f on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ad9e1f into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ad9e1f can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ad9e1f with other HTML elements.

#ad9e1f Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ad9e1f.
<span style="color: #ad9e1f;">The color of this text is #ad9e1f.</span>

#ad9e1f Background Color

The background color for this text is #ad9e1f.
<div style="background-color: #ad9e1f; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ad9e1f.</div>

#ad9e1f Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ad9e1f.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ad9e1f;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ad9e1f.</span>

#ad9e1f Border Color

This is a div with border color #ad9e1f.
<div style="border: #ad9e1f 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ad9e1f.</div>

#ad9e1f Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ad9e1f on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad9e1f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad9e1f on a white background.</div></div>

#ad9e1f Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ad9e1f on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ad9e1f; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ad9e1f on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ad9e1f to White

This is a gradient from #ad9e1f to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad9e1f,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad9e1f,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad9e1f,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad9e1f,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad9e1f to white.</div>

Gradient from #ad9e1f to Black

This is a gradient from #ad9e1f to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ad9e1f,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ad9e1f,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ad9e1f,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ad9e1f,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ad9e1f to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ad9e1f

In addition to using #ad9e1f on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ad9e1f in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ad9e1f, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 173, Green = 158, Blue = 31). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ad9e1f in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ad9e1f
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(173, 158, 31)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ad9e1f; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ad9e1f; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ad9e1f; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(173, 158, 31);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ad9e1f")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:173, green:158, blue:31, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:173 green:158 blue:31 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(173f, 158f, 31f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(173, 158, 31);
 

#ad9e1f Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ad9e1f the same way. For those with color blindness, #ad9e1f might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ad9e1f looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ad9e1f is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ad9e1f looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ad9e1f will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ad9e1f is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.7:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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