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#AF806A Color

#AF806A is rgb(175, 128, 106) in RGB, hsl(19, 30%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 27%, 39%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF806A
HEX#AF806A
RGBrgb(175, 128, 106)
HSLhsl(19, 30%, 55%)
HSVhsv(19, 39%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 27%, 39%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.067 46.1)
LABlab(57.93% 16.60 19.49)
LCHlch(57.93% 25.60 49.57)

What #AF806A 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 #AF806A, 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.

#AF806A Channel Values

How #AF806A 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 128 · B 1068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 30% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 39% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 27% · Y 39% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF806A 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF806A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF806A; 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 #AF806A

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 #AF806A.

How #AF806A 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#AF806A
Protanopia#8A8A6A
Protanomaly#9A866A
Deuteranopia#929268
Deuteranomaly#9E8B69
Tritanopia#B17D7D
Tritanomaly#B07F76
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF806A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af806a: #AF806A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF806A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af806a': '#AF806A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.502, blue: 0.416)
Android XML<color name="color_af806a">#AF806A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF806A"

More Orange Colors

#AF806A sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF806A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF806A?

#AF806A is a mid-tone orange — rgb(175, 128, 106) in RGB and hsl(19, 30%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Café Au Lait (#A67B5B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #AF806A?

#AF806A is rgb(175, 128, 106) — red 175, green 128, and blue 106 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF806A?

#AF806A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 27%, 39%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF806A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF806A scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF806A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF806A 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.86, which is visibly different.

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