Information about #AF8F23 color

#AF8F23 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF8F23 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 143, 35) — 68.6% red, 56.1% green, 13.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 18 / 80 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored sunny yellow, #AF8F23 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 University Of California Gold (#B78727). Slightly further away sit Sahara (#B79826) and Vintage Gold (#A28B23).

The recipe behind #AF8F23 is rgb(175, 143, 35), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AF8F23 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AF8F23 color variations

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

#AF8F23 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 #AF8F23

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

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Dixie Chick color link
Dixie Chick

#C48F2A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF8F23
  • RGB175, 143, 35
  • CMYK0, 18, 80, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 143, 35)
  • HSL46°, 67%, 41%
  • HSL Precise46.286°, 66.667%, 41.176%
  • HSV46°, 80%, 69%
  • HSB46°, 80%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.561, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.561, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.561, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF8F23
  • DECIMAL ID11505443
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01