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Information about #AD6028 color

#AD6028 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD6028 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 96, 40) — 67.8% red, 37.6% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 52 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AD6028 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Heartwood (#A6602F). Slightly further away sit Fiery Orange (#B1592F) and Clove Dyed (#A96232).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 96, 40)), which gives #AD6028 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AD6028: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD6028 color variations

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

#AD6028 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 #AD6028

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

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Mai Tai color link
Mai Tai

#A56531

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD6028
  • RGB173, 96, 40
  • CMYK0, 30, 52, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 96, 40)
  • HSL25°, 62%, 42%
  • HSL Precise25.263°, 62.441%, 41.765%
  • HSV25°, 77%, 68%
  • HSB25°, 77%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.376, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.376, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.376, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD6028
  • DECIMAL ID11362344
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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