Information about #AF978D color

#AF978D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF978D falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 151, 141) — 68.6% red, 59.2% green, 55.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 9 / 13 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly toned amber-leaning orange, #AF978D appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Thatch (#B1948F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ivory Brown (#B09B8C) and Del Rio (#B5998E).

The recipe behind #AF978D is rgb(175, 151, 141), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AF978D: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #AF978D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AF978D color variations

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

#AF978D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AF978D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AF978D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AF978D 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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#AF978D 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #AF978D

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

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Ivory Brown color link
Ivory Brown

#B09B8C

Del Rio color link
Del Rio

#B5998E

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Triple Tea color link
Triple Tea

#AA9F8B

Grullo color link
Grullo

#A99A86

Quarter Nullarbor color link
Quarter Nullarbor

#B29F88

Cougar color link
Cougar

#AAA08D

Triple Milestone color link
Triple Milestone

#A59591

Neutral Beige color link
Neutral Beige

#AE9882

#AF978D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#AF978D color image #AF978D color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF978D
  • RGB175, 151, 141
  • CMYK0, 9, 13, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 151, 141)
  • HSL18°, 18%, 62%
  • HSL Precise17.647°, 17.526%, 61.961%
  • HSV18°, 19%, 69%
  • HSB18°, 19%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.592
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.592, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.592, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.592, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAF978D
  • DECIMAL ID11507597
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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