What color is #AF9968?

#AF9968 is a desaturated orange known as Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Veranda Gold?

The RGB value is 175, 153, 104: 175 red, 153 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Veranda Gold?

The complementary color is #687EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9968?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Veranda Gold color: hex code #AF9968

#AF9968 rgb(175, 153, 104)

Shades of brown

Veranda Gold has the hex code #AF9968. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 60% green and 40.8% blue (175, 153, 104).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 31% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 41% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

Veranda Gold (#AF9968) color codes

HEX	`#AF9968`
RGB	`rgb(175, 153, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 60%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 31%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 41%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 41%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.08, 1.11, 28.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.08, 28.77, 87.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.57, 32.897, 17.781)`
Decimal	`11508072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Veranda Gold, 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 #AF9968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	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 #AF9968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9968; }
.text { color: #af9968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 153 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9968, #a2af68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #AF9968 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AF9968?: #AF9968 is a desaturated orange known as Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Veranda Gold?: The RGB value is 175, 153, 104: 175 red, 153 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Veranda Gold?: The complementary color is #687EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9968?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.