Information about #AC6116 color

#AC6116 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AC6116 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(172, 97, 22) — 67.5% red, 38% green, 8.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 29 / 59 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AC6116 presents itself as a strongly colored amber-leaning orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit 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).

In RGB terms — rgb(172, 97, 22) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AC6116: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AC6116 color variations

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

#AC6116 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 #AC6116

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

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AC6116
  • RGB172, 97, 22
  • CMYK0, 29, 59, 33
  • CSSrgb(172, 97, 22)
  • HSL30°, 77%, 38%
  • HSL Precise30°, 77.32%, 38.039%
  • HSV30°, 87%, 67%
  • HSB30°, 87%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.675
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.675, 0.380, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.675, 0.380, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.675, 0.380, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAC6116
  • DECIMAL ID11297046
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01