Information about #AF480B color

#AF480B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AF480B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(175, 72, 11) (68.6% red, 28.2% green, 4.3% blue), or CMYK 0 / 40 / 64 / 31 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AF480B presents itself as a pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Metallic Brown (#AC4313). Slightly further away sit Rust (#B7410E) and Burnt Siena (#B75203).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 72, 11) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AF480B: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AF480B color variations

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

#AF480B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AF480B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AF480B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AF480B 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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#AF480B 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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#0B71AD
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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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#0B21AD
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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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#AD0B21
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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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#71AD0B
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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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#21AD0B
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#0B71AD
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#970BAD
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Nearest named colors to #AF480B

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

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Strong Tangelo color link
Strong Tangelo

#A83F00

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

Strong Orange color link
Strong Orange

#A85400

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Oregon color link
Oregon

#9B4703

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

#AF480B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF480B
  • RGB175, 72, 11
  • CMYK0, 40, 64, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 72, 11)
  • HSL22°, 88%, 36%
  • HSL Precise22.317°, 88.172%, 36.471%
  • HSV22°, 94%, 69%
  • HSB22°, 94%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.282, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.282, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.282, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAF480B
  • DECIMAL ID11487243
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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