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#AF694B Color

#AF694B is rgb(175, 105, 75) in RGB, hsl(18, 40%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 57%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF694B
HEX#AF694B
RGBrgb(175, 105, 75)
HSLhsl(18, 40%, 49%)
HSVhsv(18, 57%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 57%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(59.1% 0.1 43.6)
LABlab(51.94% 26.57 29.29)
LCHlch(51.94% 39.55 47.78)

What #AF694B 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 #AF694B, 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 orange in the library.

#AF694B Channel Values

How #AF694B 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 105 · B 758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 40% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 57% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 57% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.25:1 vs white · 4.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF694B 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 text4.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF694B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF694B; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AF694B

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 #AF694B.

How #AF694B 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#AF694B
Protanopia#79794A
Protanomaly#92734B
Deuteranopia#858547
Deuteranomaly#987B48
Tritanopia#B16666
Tritanomaly#B0675C
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF694B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af694b: #AF694B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF694B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af694b': '#AF694B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.412, blue: 0.294)
Android XML<color name="color_af694b">#AF694B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF694B"

More Orange Colors

#AF694B sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF694B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF694B?

#AF694B is a mid-tone orange — rgb(175, 105, 75) in RGB and hsl(18, 40%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.81.

What is the RGB value of #AF694B?

#AF694B is rgb(175, 105, 75) — red 175, green 105, and blue 75 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF694B?

#AF694B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 57%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF694B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF694B scores 4.25:1 against white and 4.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF694B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF694B 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 11.29, which is visibly different.

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