Information about #AC501B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AC501B falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 80, 27) — 67.5% red, 31.4% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 36 / 57 / 33. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AC501B reads as a vivid, lively warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vindaloo (#A74F20). Slightly further away sit Ayers Rock (#AE451D) and Metallic Brown (#AC4313).

The recipe behind #AC501B is rgb(172, 80, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.9:1. #AC501B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AC501B color variations

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

#AC501B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AC501B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AC501B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AC501B 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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#AC501B 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 #AC501B

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

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Rose Of Sharon color link
Rose Of Sharon

#AC512D

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Berry High Life color link
Berry High Life

#BE4D27

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Rich Brown color link
Rich Brown

#964C1D

#AC501B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC501B
  • RGB172, 80, 27
  • CMYK0, 36, 57, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 80, 27)
  • HSL22°, 73%, 39%
  • HSL Precise21.931°, 72.864%, 39.02%
  • HSV22°, 84%, 67%
  • HSB22°, 84%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.314, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.314, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.314, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAC501B
  • DECIMAL ID11292699
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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