Information about #AF9A23 color

#AF9A23 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF9A23 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 154, 35) — 68.6% red, 60.4% green, 13.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 55 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AF9A23 is a strongly colored sunny yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lucky (#AB9A1C). Slightly further away sit Sahara (#B79826) and Wazzup (#BC9425).

The recipe behind #AF9A23 is rgb(175, 154, 35), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 7.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AF9A23 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AF9A23 color variations

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

#AF9A23 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 #AF9A23

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

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF9A23
  • RGB175, 154, 35
  • CMYK0, 8, 55, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 154, 35)
  • HSL51°, 67%, 41%
  • HSL Precise51°, 66.667%, 41.176%
  • HSV51°, 80%, 69%
  • HSB51°, 80%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.604, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.604, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.604, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF9A23
  • DECIMAL ID11508259
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01