Information about #AF852F color

#AF852F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF852F falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 133, 47) — 68.6% red, 52.2% green, 18.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 50 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AF852F reads as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Frizzell (#AD812F). Slightly further away sit Pale Fallen Leaves (#AA8736) and Intrepid (#AB8439).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 133, 47) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AF852F: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AF852F color variations

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#AF852F 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 #AF852F

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

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Durian color link
Durian

#B07939

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

#AF852F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF852F
  • RGB175, 133, 47
  • CMYK0, 16, 50, 31
  • HSL40°, 58%, 44%
  • HSL Precise40.313°, 57.658%, 43.529%
  • HSV40°, 73%, 69%
  • HSB40°, 73%, 69%
  • HEX IDAF852F
  • DECIMAL ID11502895
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.4%
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