Information about #AF8D72 color

#AF8D72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF8D72 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 141, 114) — 68.6% red, 55.3% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 24 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AF8D72 reads as a mildly saturated orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Doeskin (#AC916E). Slightly further away sit Light Taupe (#B38B6D) and Autumn Beige (#AF8D7A).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 141, 114) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AF8D72: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. No one has named #AF8D72 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AF8D72 color variations

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

#AF8D72 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 #AF8D72

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

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Autumn Beige color link
Autumn Beige

#AF8D7A

Backcountry color link
Backcountry

#AB8E6B

Mongoose color link
Mongoose

#A58B6F

Rickshaw color link
Rickshaw

#AA917B

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF8D72
  • RGB175, 141, 114
  • CMYK0, 13, 24, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 141, 114)
  • HSL27°, 28%, 57%
  • HSL Precise26.557°, 27.602%, 56.667%
  • HSV27°, 35%, 69%
  • HSB27°, 35%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.553, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.553, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.553, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF8D72
  • DECIMAL ID11505010
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01