Information about #AF4717 color

#AF4717 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF4717 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 71, 23) — 68.6% red, 27.8% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 41 / 60 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively orange, #AF4717 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Metallic Brown (#AC4313). Slightly further away sit Ayers Rock (#AE451D) and Rust (#B7410E).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 71, 23) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. #AF4717 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AF4717 color variations

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

#AF4717 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 #AF4717

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

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF4717
  • RGB175, 71, 23
  • CMYK0, 41, 60, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 71, 23)
  • HSL19°, 77%, 39%
  • HSL Precise18.947°, 76.768%, 38.824%
  • HSV19°, 87%, 69%
  • HSB19°, 87%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.278, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.278, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.278, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAF4717
  • DECIMAL ID11486999
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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