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#AF8341 Color

#AF8341 is rgb(175, 131, 65) in RGB, hsl(36, 46%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 63%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF8341
HEX#AF8341
RGBrgb(175, 131, 65)
HSLhsl(36, 46%, 47%)
HSVhsv(36, 63%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 63%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(64% 0.099 75.4)
LABlab(58.16% 12.19 41.80)
LCHlch(58.16% 43.54 73.73)

What #AF8341 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 #AF8341, 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.

#AF8341 Channel Values

How #AF8341 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 131 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 36° · S 46% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 36° · S 63% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 63% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.42:1 vs white · 6.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF8341 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 text3.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF8341

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF8341; 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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Tints & Shades of #AF8341

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 #AF8341.

How #AF8341 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#AF8341
Protanopia#8C8C40
Protanomaly#9B8841
Deuteranopia#93933D
Deuteranomaly#9F8D3F
Tritanopia#B37D7D
Tritanomaly#B17F6A
Achromatopsia#8B8B8B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF8341 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af8341: #AF8341;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF8341;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af8341': '#AF8341' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.514, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_af8341">#AF8341</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF8341"

More Orange Colors

#AF8341 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF8341 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF8341?

#AF8341 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(175, 131, 65) in RGB and hsl(36, 46%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.57.

What is the RGB value of #AF8341?

#AF8341 is rgb(175, 131, 65) — red 175, green 131, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF8341?

#AF8341 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 63%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF8341 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF8341 scores 3.42:1 against white and 6.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF8341 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF8341 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 14.09, which is visibly different.

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