Information about #AD8E48 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AD8E48 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(173, 142, 72) — 67.8% red, 55.7% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 40 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AD8E48 reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moderate Amber (#A8914A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Classius (#B38D42) and Luxor Gold (#AB8D3F).

The recipe behind #AD8E48 is rgb(173, 142, 72), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AD8E48: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. #AD8E48 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AD8E48 color variations

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

#AD8E48 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AD8E48 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AD8E48 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AD8E48 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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#AD8E48 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 #AD8E48

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

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Moderate Gamboge color link
Moderate Gamboge

#A8854A

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

#AD8E48 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AD8E48
  • RGB173, 142, 72
  • CMYK0, 12, 40, 32
  • CSSrgb(173, 142, 72)
  • HSL42°, 41%, 48%
  • HSL Precise41.584°, 41.224%, 48.039%
  • HSV42°, 58%, 68%
  • HSB42°, 58%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.678, 0.557, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.678, 0.557, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.678, 0.557, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAD8E48
  • DECIMAL ID11374152
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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