Information about #AF9B86 color

#AF9B86 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF9B86 falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 155, 134) — 68.6% red, 60.8% green, 52.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 16 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AF9B86 reads as a gently muted orange and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Neutral Beige (#AE9882). Slightly further away sit Quarter Nullarbor (#B29F88) and Sandcastle (#B29F89).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(175, 155, 134)), which gives #AF9B86 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AF9B86: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. No one has named #AF9B86 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AF9B86 color variations

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#AF9B86 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 #AF9B86

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

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF9B86
  • RGB175, 155, 134
  • CMYK0, 8, 16, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 155, 134)
  • HSL31°, 20%, 61%
  • HSL Precise30.732°, 20.398%, 60.588%
  • HSV31°, 23%, 69%
  • HSB31°, 23%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.608
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.608, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.608, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.608, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAF9B86
  • DECIMAL ID11508614
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01