What color is #AF7934?

#AF7934 is a moderate orange known as Butterbeer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Butterbeer?

The RGB value is 175, 121, 52: 175 red, 121 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Butterbeer?

The complementary color is #346AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF7934?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Butterbeer color: hex code #AF7934

#AF7934 rgb(175, 121, 52)

Shades of brown

Butterbeer has the hex code #AF7934. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 47.5% green and 20.4% blue (175, 121, 52).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 54% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 70% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

Butterbeer (#AF7934) color codes

HEX	`#AF7934`
RGB	`rgb(175, 121, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 47.5%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 54%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 70%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 70%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.11, 14.43, 44.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.11, 47.22, 72.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.138, 23.039, 6.371)`
Decimal	`11499828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Butterbeer, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AF7934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF7934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AF7934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af7934; }
.text { color: #af7934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af7934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 121 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af7934, #a8af34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Copper.

See #AF7934 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AF7934?: #AF7934 is a moderate orange known as Butterbeer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Butterbeer?: The RGB value is 175, 121, 52: 175 red, 121 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Butterbeer?: The complementary color is #346AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF7934?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.