Information about #AD9261 color

#AD9261 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD9261 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 146, 97) — 67.8% red, 57.3% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 30 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AD9261 reads as a moderately toned warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Beige (#AC9362). Slightly further away sit Castlepoint (#AD9569) and Triple Canterbury Clay (#B59465).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 146, 97)), which gives #AD9261 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 7.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD9261 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD9261 color variations

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

#AD9261 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 #AD9261

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD9261
  • RGB173, 146, 97
  • CMYK0, 11, 30, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 146, 97)
  • HSL39°, 32%, 53%
  • HSL Precise38.684°, 31.667%, 52.941%
  • HSV39°, 44%, 68%
  • HSB39°, 44%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.573, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.573, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.573, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD9261
  • DECIMAL ID11375201
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01