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Information about #AD4601 color

#AD4601 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD4601 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 70, 1) — 67.8% red, 27.5% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 40 / 67 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AD4601 reads as a intensely saturated 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 Strong Tangelo (#A83F00). Slightly further away sit Strong Orange (#A85400) and Burnt Siena (#B75203).

The recipe behind #AD4601 is rgb(173, 70, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. #AD4601 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AD4601 color variations

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

#AD4601 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 #AD4601

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

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Oregon color link
Oregon

#9B4703

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Warm Brown color link
Warm Brown

#964E02

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD4601
  • RGB173, 70, 1
  • CMYK0, 40, 67, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 70, 1)
  • HSL24°, 99%, 34%
  • HSL Precise24.07°, 98.851%, 34.118%
  • HSV24°, 99%, 68%
  • HSB24°, 99%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.275, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.275, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.275, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD4601
  • DECIMAL ID11355649
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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