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#AF560D Color

#AF560D is rgb(175, 86, 13) in RGB, hsl(27, 86%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 51%, 93%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Windsor Tan (#A75502), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.44. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF560D
HEX#AF560D
RGBrgb(175, 86, 13)
HSLhsl(27, 86%, 37%)
HSVhsv(27, 93%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 51%, 93%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(55.3% 0.138 51.7)
LABlab(47.28% 34.31 53.35)
LCHlch(47.28% 63.43 57.25)

What #AF560D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AF560D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#AF560D Channel Values

How #AF560D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 175 · G 86 · B 138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 86% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 93% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 51% · Y 93% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.05:1 vs white · 4.16:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF560D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF560D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF560D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF560D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AF560D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AF560D.

How #AF560D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AF560D
Protanopia#6C6C08
Protanomaly#8C640A
Deuteranopia#7D7D00
Deuteranomaly#936F00
Tritanopia#B15151
Tritanomaly#B05340
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF560D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-af560d: #AF560D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF560D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af560d': '#AF560D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.337, blue: 0.051)
Android XML<color name="color_af560d">#AF560D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF560D"

More Brown Colors

#AF560D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF560D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF560D?

#AF560D is a dark brown — rgb(175, 86, 13) in RGB and hsl(27, 86%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Windsor Tan (#A75502), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.44.

What is the RGB value of #AF560D?

#AF560D is rgb(175, 86, 13) — red 175, green 86, and blue 13 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF560D?

#AF560D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 51%, 93%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF560D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AF560D scores 5.05:1 against white and 4.16:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF560D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF560D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 11.38, which is visibly different.

Open #AF560D in a Tool

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