What color is #AD9F61?

#AD9F61 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AD9F61?

The RGB value is 173, 159, 97: 173 red, 159 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AD9F61?

The complementary color is #616FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AD9F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AD9F61 color

#AD9F61 rgb(173, 159, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AD9F61 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 67.8% red, 62.4% green and 38% blue (173, 159, 97).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 32% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Kathmandu (#AD9A5D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#AD9F61 color codes

HEX	`#AD9F61`
RGB	`rgb(173, 159, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(67.8%, 62.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 32%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.39, -3.76, 34.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.39, 34.34, 96.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.79, 34.545, 16.3)`
Decimal	`11378529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AD9F61, 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 #AD9F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AD9F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	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 #AD9F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ad9f61; }
.text { color: #ad9f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ad9f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(173 159 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ad9f61, #95ad61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AD9F61?: #AD9F61 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kathmandu. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AD9F61?: The RGB value is 173, 159, 97: 173 red, 159 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AD9F61?: The complementary color is #616FAD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AD9F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.91:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.