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#AF963C Color

#AF963C is rgb(175, 150, 60) in RGB, hsl(47, 49%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 14%, 66%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brass (#B5A642), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.67. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AF963C
HEX#AF963C
RGBrgb(175, 150, 60)
HSLhsl(47, 49%, 46%)
HSVhsv(47, 66%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 66%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.8% 0.112 93.6)
LABlab(63.07% 2.00 49.37)
LCHlch(63.07% 49.41 87.68)

What #AF963C 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 #AF963C, 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.

#AF963C Channel Values

How #AF963C 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 150 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 49% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 66% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 14% · Y 66% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.9:1 vs white · 7.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AF963C 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 text2.9:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AF963C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AF963C; 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 #AF963C

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 #AF963C.

How #AF963C 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#AF963C
Protanopia#9B9B3C
Protanomaly#A3993C
Deuteranopia#9F9F3A
Deuteranomaly#A69B3B
Tritanopia#B58E8E
Tritanomaly#B39276
Achromatopsia#989898

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AF963C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-af963c: #AF963C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AF963C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-af963c': '#AF963C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.588, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_af963c">#AF963C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AF963C"

More Yellow Colors

#AF963C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AF963C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AF963C?

#AF963C is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(175, 150, 60) in RGB and hsl(47, 49%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.67.

What is the RGB value of #AF963C?

#AF963C is rgb(175, 150, 60) — red 175, green 150, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AF963C?

#AF963C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 14%, 66%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AF963C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AF963C scores 2.9:1 against white and 7.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AF963C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AF963C 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 16.58, which is visibly different.

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