What color is #AF9F59?

#AF9F59 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9F59?

The RGB value is 175, 159, 89: 175 red, 159 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9F59?

The complementary color is #5969AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9F59?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9F59 color

#AF9F59 rgb(175, 159, 89)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9F59 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 62.4% green and 34.9% blue (175, 159, 89).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 35% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#AF9F59 color codes

HEX	`#AF9F59`
RGB	`rgb(175, 159, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 62.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 35%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.46, -3.72, 38.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.46, 38.6, 95.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.881, 34.633, 14.455)`
Decimal	`11509593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9F59, 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 #AF9F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	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 #AF9F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9f59; }
.text { color: #af9f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 159 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9f59, #94af59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AF9F59?: #AF9F59 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9F59?: The RGB value is 175, 159, 89: 175 red, 159 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9F59?: The complementary color is #5969AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9F59?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.