Information about #AD5E1E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AD5E1E reads as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dirty Brown (#B5651E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Brown (#B5651D) and Omega (#B56519).
In RGB terms — rgb(173, 94, 30) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AD5E1E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 4.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 4.4:1. No one has named #AD5E1E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AD5E1E color variations
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#AD5E1E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AD5E1E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AD5E1E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AD5E1E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AD5E1E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AD5E1E color
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Nearest named colors to #AD5E1E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B5651E
#B5651D
#B56519
#BA5823
#A74F20
#B1592F
#A6602F
#BB6528
#A15226
#A3532A
#B1610B
#AC512D
#AD5E1E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AD5E1E
- RGB173, 94, 30
- CMYK0, 31, 56, 32
- CSSrgb(173, 94, 30)
- HSL27°, 70%, 40%
- HSL Precise26.853°, 70.443%, 39.804%
- HSV27°, 83%, 68%
- HSB27°, 83%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
- GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.369, 0.118)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.369, 0.118, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.369, 0.118)
- Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDAD5E1E
- DECIMAL ID11361822
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
