Information about #AD5A26 color

#AD5A26 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD5A26 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 90, 38) — 67.8% red, 35.3% green, 14.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 53 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AD5A26 reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. 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 Fiery Orange (#B1592F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Stage (#AD522E) and Rose Of Sharon (#AC512D).

The recipe behind #AD5A26 is rgb(173, 90, 38), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AD5A26: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. #AD5A26 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AD5A26 color variations

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#AD5A26 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 #AD5A26

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

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD5A26
  • RGB173, 90, 38
  • CMYK0, 33, 53, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 90, 38)
  • HSL23°, 64%, 41%
  • HSL Precise23.111°, 63.981%, 41.373%
  • HSV23°, 78%, 68%
  • HSB23°, 78%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.353, 0.149)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.353, 0.149, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.353, 0.149)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD5A26
  • DECIMAL ID11360806
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01