Information about Metallic Brown color

#AC4313 - Metallic Brown color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AC4313, known as "Metallic Brown", is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(172, 67, 19) (67.5% red, 26.3% green, 7.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 41 / 60 / 33 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AC4313 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Ayers Rock (#AE451D). Slightly further away sit Rust (#B7410E) and Rustic Coral (#AE3415).

The recipe behind #AC4313 is rgb(172, 67, 19), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. The name "Metallic Brown" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Metallic Brown color variations

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

Metallic Brown 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 Metallic Brown

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

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Mars Orange color link
Mars Orange

#964514

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC4313
  • RGB172, 67, 19
  • CMYK0, 41, 60, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 67, 19)
  • HSL19°, 80%, 37%
  • HSL Precise18.824°, 80.105%, 37.451%
  • HSV19°, 89%, 67%
  • HSB19°, 89%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.263
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.075
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.263, 0.075)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.263, 0.075, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.263, 0.075)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAC4313
  • DECIMAL ID11289363
  • Name Length14
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