#AF5F00

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Chocolate.

About #AF5F00

Visually, #AF5F00 is defined as a vivid orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Chocolate. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 95 green, and 0 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 46% M, 100% Y, and 31% K. With a hue angle of 32.6 degrees, it sits comfortably in the orange spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF5F00
RGB175, 95, 0
HSL32.6°, 100.0%, 34.3%
CMYK0%, 46%, 100%, 31%
HSV32.6°, 100.0%, 68.6%
LAB48.6, 27.3, 57.0
XYZ21.8, 17.3, 2.2
Decimal11493120

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.71:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.46:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.50:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.79:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF5F00; }
.text-color { color: #AF5F00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF5F00; }

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