Information about #AF9915 color

#AF9915 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AF9915 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(175, 153, 21) — 68.6% red, 60% green, 8.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 13 / 88 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AF9915 is a strongly colored golden yellow that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lucky (#AB9A1C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gold Foil (#BD9B16) and Buddha Gold (#BC9B1B).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 153, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AF9915 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.8:1. No one has named #AF9915 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AF9915 color variations

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

#AF9915 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 #AF9915

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

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Baby Poo color link
Baby Poo

#AB9004

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Light Gold color link
Light Gold

#B29700

Strong Gold color link
Strong Gold

#A89300

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF9915
  • RGB175, 153, 21
  • CMYK0, 13, 88, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 153, 21)
  • HSL51°, 79%, 38%
  • HSL Precise51.429°, 78.571%, 38.431%
  • HSV51°, 88%, 69%
  • HSB51°, 88%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.600, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.600, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.600, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAF9915
  • DECIMAL ID11507989
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01