#AF9242

A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Darkkhaki.

About #AF9242

The hex code #AF9242 represents a beautifully specific shade of orange. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkkhaki. Its digital footprint relies on 175 parts red, 146 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 17% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#AF9242
RGB175, 146, 66
HSL44.0°, 45.2%, 47.3%
CMYK0%, 17%, 62%, 31%
HSV44.0°, 62.3%, 68.6%
LAB61.7, 1.4, 45.5
XYZ28.9, 30.1, 9.4
Decimal11506242

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

2.99:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
7.01:1
Text on #000000
AAA
2.86:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
5.96:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #AF9242; }
.text-color { color: #AF9242; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #AF9242; }

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Darkkhaki
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