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#AF810E Color

#AF810E is rgb(175, 129, 14) in RGB, hsl(43, 85%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 26%, 92%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF810E
HEX#AF810E
RGBrgb(175, 129, 14)
HSLhsl(43, 85%, 37%)
HSVhsv(43, 92%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 26%, 92%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(63.2% 0.127 82.6)
LABlab(57.37% 11.71 59.93)
LCHlch(57.37% 61.07 78.94)

What #AF810E 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 #AF810E, 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 yellow in the library.

#AF810E Channel Values

How #AF810E 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 129 · B 148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 43° · S 85% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 43° · S 92% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 26% · Y 92% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.52:1 vs white · 5.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF810E 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 text3.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AF810E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AF810E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF810E; 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 #AF810E

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 #AF810E.

How #AF810E 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#AF810E
Protanopia#8A8A0B
Protanomaly#9A870C
Deuteranopia#929200
Deuteranomaly#9F8C03
Tritanopia#B47979
Tritanomaly#B27C60
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF810E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af810e: #AF810E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF810E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af810e': '#AF810E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.506, blue: 0.055)
Android XML<color name="color_af810e">#AF810E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF810E"

More Yellow Colors

#AF810E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF810E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF810E?

#AF810E is a dark yellow — rgb(175, 129, 14) in RGB and hsl(43, 85%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.81.

What is the RGB value of #AF810E?

#AF810E is rgb(175, 129, 14) — red 175, green 129, and blue 14 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF810E?

#AF810E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 26%, 92%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF810E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF810E scores 3.52:1 against white and 5.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF810E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF810E 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 darkgoldenrod (#B8860B) at a CIE76 distance of 3.81, which is very hard to tell apart.

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