Information about #AF5B23 color

#AF5B23 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF5B23 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 91, 35) — 68.6% red, 35.7% green, 13.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 33 / 55 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored warm orange, #AF5B23 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 just a few steps away from The Big Carrot (#BA5823). Slightly further away sit Fiery Orange (#B1592F) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(175, 91, 35)), which gives #AF5B23 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AF5B23 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AF5B23 color variations

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

#AF5B23 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 #AF5B23

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

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF5B23
  • RGB175, 91, 35
  • CMYK0, 33, 55, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 91, 35)
  • HSL24°, 67%, 41%
  • HSL Precise24°, 66.667%, 41.176%
  • HSV24°, 80%, 69%
  • HSB24°, 80%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.357, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.357, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.357, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF5B23
  • DECIMAL ID11492131
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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