Information about Antique Brass color

#CD9575 - Antique Brass color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CD9575, known as "Antique Brass", falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(205, 149, 117) — 80.4% red, 58.4% green, 45.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 35 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CD9575 is a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Baroque (#CA9274). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Feldspar (#D19275) and Beethoven (#D1946C).

The recipe behind #CD9575 is rgb(205, 149, 117), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CD9575: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Antique Brass" in the Register.

Antique Brass color variations

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

Antique Brass 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 Antique Brass

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Baroque color link
Baroque

#CA9274

Feldspar color link
Feldspar

#D19275

Beethoven color link
Beethoven

#D1946C

White Oak color link
White Oak

#CE9F6F

Burning Sand color link
Burning Sand

#D99376

Brown Yellow color link
Brown Yellow

#CC9966

Camel color link
Camel

#C19A6B

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

My Pink color link
My Pink

#D68B80

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CD9575
  • RGB205, 149, 117
  • CMYK0, 22, 35, 20
  • CSSrgb(205, 149, 117)
  • HSL22°, 47%, 63%
  • HSL Precise21.818°, 46.809%, 63.137%
  • HSV22°, 43%, 80%
  • HSB22°, 43%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.804, 0.584, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.804, 0.584, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.804, 0.584, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDCD9575
  • DECIMAL ID13473141
  • Name Length13
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