Information about #AB8966 color

#AB8966 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AB8966 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(171, 137, 102) — 67.1% red, 53.7% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 27 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AB8966 reads as a mildly saturated warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Backcountry (#AB8E6B). Slightly further away sit Sandal (#A3876A) and Gold Rush (#A28A64).

The recipe behind #AB8966 is rgb(171, 137, 102), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.2:1. #AB8966 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AB8966 color variations

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

#AB8966 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AB8966 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AB8966 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AB8966 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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Coral Tree

#AB6E67
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#AB8966 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AB8966

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

Backcountry color link
Backcountry

#AB8E6B

Sandal color link
Sandal

#A3876A

Gold Rush color link
Gold Rush

#A28A64

Medium Wood color link
Medium Wood

#A68064

Triple Sandcastle color link
Triple Sandcastle

#A38A6D

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Mongoose color link
Mongoose

#A58B6F

Double Doeskin color link
Double Doeskin

#AC916E

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Triple Drought color link
Triple Drought

#A48D70

#AB8966 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AB8966
  • RGB171, 137, 102
  • CMYK0, 13, 27, 33
  • CSSrgb(171, 137, 102)
  • HSL30°, 29%, 54%
  • HSL Precise30.435°, 29.114%, 53.529%
  • HSV30°, 40%, 67%
  • HSB30°, 40%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.671, 0.537, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.671, 0.537, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.671, 0.537, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAB8966
  • DECIMAL ID11241830
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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