Information about #AF9E3C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AF9E3C is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 158, 60) — 68.6% red, 62% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 45 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AF9E3C presents itself as a pleasantly vivid yellow — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Karma (#B6A237). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brass (#B5A642) and Roti (#B69642).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 158, 60) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AF9E3C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AF9E3C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AF9E3C color variations

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

#AF9E3C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AF9E3C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AF9E3C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AF9E3C 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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#AF9E3C 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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#AF3C87
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Nearest named colors to #AF9E3C

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

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Rustic Gold color link
Rustic Gold

#C2A03D

#AF9E3C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF9E3C
  • RGB175, 158, 60
  • CMYK0, 7, 45, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 158, 60)
  • HSL51°, 49%, 46%
  • HSL Precise51.13°, 48.936%, 46.078%
  • HSV51°, 66%, 69%
  • HSB51°, 66%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.620, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.620, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.620, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF9E3C
  • DECIMAL ID11509308
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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