Information about #AD481A color

#AD481A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD481A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(173, 72, 26) — 67.8% red, 28.2% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 40 / 58 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AD481A presents itself as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ayers Rock (#AE451D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Brown (#AC4313) and Vindaloo (#A74F20).

The recipe behind #AD481A is rgb(173, 72, 26), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AD481A: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD481A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD481A color variations

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

#AD481A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD481A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD481A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD481A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AD481A 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AD481A

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

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Rose Of Sharon color link
Rose Of Sharon

#AC512D

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

#AD481A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD481A
  • RGB173, 72, 26
  • CMYK0, 40, 58, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 72, 26)
  • HSL19°, 74%, 39%
  • HSL Precise18.776°, 73.869%, 39.02%
  • HSV19°, 85%, 68%
  • HSB19°, 85%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.282, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.282, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.282, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAD481A
  • DECIMAL ID11356186
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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