Information about #AC6A00 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AC6A00 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(172, 106, 0) — 67.5% red, 41.6% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 26 / 67 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AC6A00 is a intensely saturated warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Strong Gamboge (#A86900). Slightly further away sit Ginger (#B06500) and Philippine Gold (#B17304).

The recipe behind #AC6A00 is rgb(172, 106, 0), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AC6A00: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. No one has named #AC6A00 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AC6A00 color variations

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

#AC6A00 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#FFB135

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White

#FFFFFF

#AC6A00 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#8A5500

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#684000

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Black

#000000

#AC6A00 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AA7012

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#A47529

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Grey

#808080

#AC6A00 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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#AD2500

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#AD001F

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#AC6A00 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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#1400AD
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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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#AD1400
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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
#AC6A00
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#00AD6B
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#6B00AD
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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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#42AD00
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#0042AD
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#6B00AD
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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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#AD0099
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Nearest named colors to #AC6A00

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

Strong Gamboge color link
Strong Gamboge

#A86900

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Philippine Gold color link
Philippine Gold

#B17304

Orangey Brown color link
Orangey Brown

#B16002

Orangish Brown color link
Orangish Brown

#B25F03

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Gold color link
Gold

#A57C00

Gamboge Orange color link
Gamboge Orange

#996600

Strong Amber color link
Strong Amber

#A87E00

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

#AC6A00 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC6A00
  • RGB172, 106, 0
  • CMYK0, 26, 67, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 106, 0)
  • HSL37°, 100%, 34%
  • HSL Precise36.977°, 100%, 33.725%
  • HSV37°, 100%, 67%
  • HSB37°, 100%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.416, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.416, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.416, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAC6A00
  • DECIMAL ID11299328
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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