What color is #AD9B70?

#AD9B70 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9B70?

The RGB value is 173, 155, 112: 173 red, 155 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9B70?

The complementary color is #7082AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9B70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9B70 color

#AD9B70 rgb(173, 155, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD9B70 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 60.8% green and 43.9% blue (173, 155, 112).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.7:1).

#AD9B70 color codes

HEX	`#AD9B70`
RGB	`rgb(173, 155, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 60.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 35%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 35%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.56, 0.15, 25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.56, 25, 89.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.88, 33.498, 20.113)`
Decimal	`11377520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9B70, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AD9B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AD9B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9b70; }
.text { color: #ad9b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 155 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9b70, #a1ad70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AD9B70?: #AD9B70 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9B70?: The RGB value is 173, 155, 112: 173 red, 155 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9B70?: The complementary color is #7082AD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9B70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.7:1 and white text 2.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.