Information about #AD6E3B color

#AD6E3B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AD6E3B falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 110, 59) — 67.8% red, 43.1% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 45 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AD6E3B is a clearly saturated warm orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bungy (#AC713C). Slightly further away sit Dark Gold (#AA6C39) and Bourbon (#AF6C3E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(173, 110, 59)), which gives #AD6E3B its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AD6E3B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AD6E3B color variations

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

#AD6E3B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD6E3B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD6E3B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD6E3B 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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#AD6E3B 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 #AD6E3B

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

Bungy color link
Bungy

#AC713C

Dark Gold color link
Dark Gold

#AA6C39

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Clay Brown color link
Clay Brown

#B2713D

Pendragon color link
Pendragon

#B2723E

Metallic Bronze color link
Metallic Bronze

#A97142

Leather color link
Leather

#AC7434

Reno Sand color link
Reno Sand

#B26E33

Durian color link
Durian

#B07939

Antique Copper color link
Antique Copper

#A77146

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

#AD6E3B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD6E3B
  • RGB173, 110, 59
  • CMYK0, 25, 45, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 110, 59)
  • HSL27°, 49%, 45%
  • HSL Precise26.842°, 49.138%, 45.49%
  • HSV27°, 66%, 68%
  • HSB27°, 66%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.431, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.431, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.431, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD6E3B
  • DECIMAL ID11365947
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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