Information about #AD491D color

#AD491D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD491D falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 73, 29) — 67.8% red, 28.6% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 39 / 56 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AD491D is a vivid, lively orange that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Ayers Rock (#AE451D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vindaloo (#A74F20) and Metallic Brown (#AC4313).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 73, 29) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD491D color variations

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

#AD491D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD491D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD491D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD491D 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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#AD491D 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 #AD491D

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

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Rose Of Sharon color link
Rose Of Sharon

#AC512D

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

#AD491D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD491D
  • RGB173, 73, 29
  • CMYK0, 39, 56, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 73, 29)
  • HSL18°, 71%, 40%
  • HSL Precise18.333°, 71.287%, 39.608%
  • HSV18°, 83%, 68%
  • HSB18°, 83%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.286, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.286, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.286, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD491D
  • DECIMAL ID11356445
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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