Information about #AF8A1D color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AF8A1D falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 138, 29) — 68.6% red, 54.1% green, 11.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 57 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AF8A1D presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 University Of California Gold (#B78727). Slightly further away sit Vintage Gold (#A28B23) and Lucky (#AB9A1C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(175, 138, 29)), which gives #AF8A1D its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AF8A1D: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AF8A1D color variations

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

#AF8A1D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AF8A1D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AF8A1D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AF8A1D 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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#AF8A1D 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 #AF8A1D

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

University Of California Gold color link
University Of California Gold

#B78727

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Yellowy Brown color link
Yellowy Brown

#AE8B0C

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Luxury Gold color link
Luxury Gold

#A48111

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Hacienda color link
Hacienda

#9E8022

Dark Goldenrod color link
Dark Goldenrod

#B8860B

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

#AF8A1D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF8A1D
  • RGB175, 138, 29
  • CMYK0, 15, 57, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 138, 29)
  • HSL45°, 72%, 40%
  • HSL Precise44.795°, 71.569%, 40%
  • HSV45°, 83%, 69%
  • HSB45°, 83%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.541, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.541, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.541, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF8A1D
  • DECIMAL ID11504157
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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