What color is #AF9238?

#AF9238 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Luxor Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9238?

The RGB value is 175, 146, 56: 175 red, 146 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9238?

The complementary color is #3855AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9238?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9238 color

#AF9238 rgb(175, 146, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9238 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 57.3% green and 22% blue (175, 146, 56).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 52% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 68% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Luxor Gold (#AB8D3F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#AF9238 color codes

HEX	`#AF9238`
RGB	`rgb(175, 146, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 57.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 52%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 68%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 68%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, 0.77, 50.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 50.02, 89.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.673, 29.959, 8.013)`
Decimal	`11506232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9238, 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 #AF9238	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#AF9238 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #AF9238 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9238; }
.text { color: #af9238; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9238; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 146 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9238, #91af38); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #AF9238?: #AF9238 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Luxor Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9238?: The RGB value is 175, 146, 56: 175 red, 146 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9238?: The complementary color is #3855AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9238?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.