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#AF681D Color

#AF681D is rgb(175, 104, 29) in RGB, hsl(31, 72%, 40%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 83%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF681D
HEX#AF681D
RGBrgb(175, 104, 29)
HSLhsl(31, 72%, 40%)
HSVhsv(31, 83%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 83%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.124 61.4)
LABlab(51.31% 25.26 51.16)
LCHlch(51.31% 57.06 63.72)

What #AF681D 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 #AF681D, 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.

#AF681D Channel Values

How #AF681D 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 104 · B 298-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 72% · L 40%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 83% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 83% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.36:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF681D 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF681D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF681D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF681D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF681D

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 #AF681D.

How #AF681D 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#AF681D
Protanopia#78781B
Protanomaly#91721C
Deuteranopia#85850D
Deuteranomaly#987A15
Tritanopia#B26262
Tritanomaly#B1654F
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF681D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af681d: #AF681D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF681D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af681d': '#AF681D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.408, blue: 0.114)
Android XML<color name="color_af681d">#AF681D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF681D"

More Brown Colors

#AF681D sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF681D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF681D?

#AF681D is a mid-tone brown — rgb(175, 104, 29) in RGB and hsl(31, 72%, 40%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Liver (Dogs) (#B86D29), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.61.

What is the RGB value of #AF681D?

#AF681D is rgb(175, 104, 29) — red 175, green 104, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF681D?

#AF681D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 83%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF681D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF681D scores 4.36:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF681D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF681D 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.36, which is visibly different.

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