Information about #AD6914 color

#AD6914 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD6914 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 105, 20) — 67.8% red, 41.2% green, 7.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 60 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AD6914 presents itself as a vivid, lively warm orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Omega (#B56519). Slightly further away sit Pumpkin Skin (#B1610B) and Light Brown (#B5651D).

The recipe behind #AD6914 is rgb(173, 105, 20), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD6914: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. No one has named #AD6914 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AD6914 color variations

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

#AD6914 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 #AD6914

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

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Rapeseed Oil color link
Rapeseed Oil

#A17917

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD6914
  • RGB173, 105, 20
  • CMYK0, 27, 60, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 105, 20)
  • HSL33°, 79%, 38%
  • HSL Precise33.333°, 79.275%, 37.843%
  • HSV33°, 88%, 68%
  • HSB33°, 88%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.078
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.412, 0.078)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.412, 0.078, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.412, 0.078)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD6914
  • DECIMAL ID11364628
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01