#AF8A24

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Darkgoldenrod.

About #AF8A24

When working with digital screens, the color #AF8A24 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkgoldenrod. In the RGB color space, it consists of 175 red, 138 green, and 36 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 21% M, 79% Y, and 31% K. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF8A24
RGB175, 138, 36
HSL44.0°, 65.9%, 41.4%
CMYK0%, 21%, 79%, 31%
HSV44.0°, 79.4%, 68.6%
LAB59.4, 4.2, 55.8
XYZ27.1, 27.4, 5.5
Decimal11504164

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.24:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.48:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.51:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF8A24; }
.text-color { color: #AF8A24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF8A24; }

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Darkgoldenrod
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