Information about #AD8148 color

#AD8148 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AD8148 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 129, 72) — 67.8% red, 50.6% green, 28.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 17 / 40 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AD8148 reads as a confidently colored orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Moderate Gamboge (#A8854A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brown Beige (#AB814F) and Muddy Waters (#A9844F).

In RGB terms — rgb(173, 129, 72) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AD8148 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.0:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AD8148 color variations

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

#AD8148 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 #AD8148

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

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD8148
  • RGB173, 129, 72
  • CMYK0, 17, 40, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 129, 72)
  • HSL34°, 41%, 48%
  • HSL Precise33.861°, 41.224%, 48.039%
  • HSV34°, 58%, 68%
  • HSB34°, 58%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.506, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.506, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.506, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD8148
  • DECIMAL ID11370824
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01