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#AD9167 Color

#AD9167 is rgb(173, 145, 103) in RGB, hsl(36, 30%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Camel (#C19A6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.21. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD9167
HEX#AD9167
RGBrgb(173, 145, 103)
HSLhsl(36, 30%, 54%)
HSVhsv(36, 40%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(67.2% 0.067 77.4)
LABlab(62.01% 6.51 26.44)
LCHlch(62.01% 27.23 76.17)

What #AD9167 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AD9167, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#AD9167 Channel Values

How #AD9167 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 173 · G 145 · B 1038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 30% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 40% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 16% · Y 40% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.99:1 vs white · 7.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD9167 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AD9167

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD9167; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AD9167

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #AD9167 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AD9167
Protanopia#969667
Protanomaly#A09467
Deuteranopia#9B9B66
Deuteranomaly#A29766
Tritanopia#B08D8D
Tritanomaly#AF8E7F
Achromatopsia#959595

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD9167 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ad9167: #AD9167;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD9167;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad9167': '#AD9167' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.569, blue: 0.404)
Android XML<color name="color_ad9167">#AD9167</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD9167"

More Orange Colors

#AD9167 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD9167 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD9167?

#AD9167 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(173, 145, 103) in RGB and hsl(36, 30%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Camel (#C19A6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.21.

What is the RGB value of #AD9167?

#AD9167 is rgb(173, 145, 103) — red 173, green 145, and blue 103 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD9167?

#AD9167 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 16%, 40%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD9167 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD9167 scores 2.99:1 against white and 7.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD9167 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD9167 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.34, which is visibly different.

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