Information about #AC4B01 color

#AC4B01 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC4B01 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 75, 1) — 67.5% red, 29.4% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 38 / 67 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AC4B01 reads as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Strong Orange (#A85400). Slightly further away sit Windsor Tan (#A75502) and Strong Tangelo (#A83F00).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 75, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AC4B01: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AC4B01 color variations

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

#AC4B01 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 #AC4B01

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

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Oregon color link
Oregon

#9B4703

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Warm Brown color link
Warm Brown

#964E02

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC4B01
  • RGB172, 75, 1
  • CMYK0, 38, 67, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 75, 1)
  • HSL26°, 99%, 34%
  • HSL Precise25.965°, 98.844%, 33.922%
  • HSV26°, 99%, 67%
  • HSB26°, 99%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.294
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.294, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.294, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.294, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAC4B01
  • DECIMAL ID11291393
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01