Information about #AD661A color

#AD661A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD661A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 102, 26) — 67.8% red, 40% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 28 / 58 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AD661A presents itself as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Omega (#B56519). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 102, 26) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD661A: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD661A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD661A color variations

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

#AD661A 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 #AD661A

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

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD661A
  • RGB173, 102, 26
  • CMYK0, 28, 58, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 102, 26)
  • HSL31°, 74%, 39%
  • HSL Precise31.02°, 73.869%, 39.02%
  • HSV31°, 85%, 68%
  • HSB31°, 85%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.400, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.400, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.400, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB40%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD661A
  • DECIMAL ID11363866
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01