Information about #AB8146 color

#AB8146 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB8146 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(171, 129, 70) — 67.1% red, 50.6% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 40 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid orange, #AB8146 carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Moderate Gamboge (#A8854A). Slightly further away sit Brown Beige (#AB814F) and Moderate Orange (#A8794A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(171, 129, 70)), which gives #AB8146 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AB8146: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. No one has named #AB8146 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AB8146 color variations

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

#AB8146 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 #AB8146

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

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Durian color link
Durian

#B07939

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB8146
  • RGB171, 129, 70
  • CMYK0, 16, 40, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 129, 70)
  • HSL35°, 42%, 47%
  • HSL Precise35.05°, 41.909%, 47.255%
  • HSV35°, 59%, 67%
  • HSB35°, 59%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.506, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.506, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.506, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB8146
  • DECIMAL ID11239750
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01