What color is #AFA58E?

#AFA58E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA58E?

The RGB value is 175, 165, 142: 175 red, 165 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA58E?

The complementary color is #8E98AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA58E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA58E color

#AFA58E rgb(175, 165, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA58E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 64.7% green and 55.7% blue (175, 165, 142).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#AFA58E color codes

HEX	`#AFA58E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 165, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 64.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 19%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 19%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68, -0.27, 13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68, 13.24, 91.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.017, 37.978, 31.019)`
Decimal	`11511182`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA58E, 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 #AFA58E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA58E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #AFA58E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa58e; }
.text { color: #afa58e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa58e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 165 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa58e, #a9af8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AFA58E?: #AFA58E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA58E?: The RGB value is 175, 165, 142: 175 red, 165 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA58E?: The complementary color is #8E98AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA58E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.