Information about #AF9960 color

#AF9960 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AF9960 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 153, 96) — 68.6% red, 60% green, 37.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 31 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AF9960 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. 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 Bullet Shell (#AF9B60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Beige (#AC9362) and Triple Canterbury Clay (#B59465).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 153, 96) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AF9960: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #AF9960 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AF9960 color variations

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

#AF9960 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 #AF9960

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

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AF9960
  • RGB175, 153, 96
  • CMYK0, 9, 31, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 153, 96)
  • HSL43°, 33%, 53%
  • HSL Precise43.291°, 33.054%, 53.137%
  • HSV43°, 45%, 69%
  • HSB43°, 45%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.600, 0.376)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.600, 0.376, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.600, 0.376)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAF9960
  • DECIMAL ID11508064
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01