Information about #AFA28C color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AFA28C reads as a softly toned warm orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Double Akaroa (#B1A589). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gilded Beige (#B39F8D) and Sandcastle (#B29F89).
The recipe behind #AFA28C is rgb(175, 162, 140), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AFA28C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. No one has named #AFA28C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#AFA28C color variations
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#AFA28C color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AFA28C color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AFA28C color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AFA28C color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AFA28C color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AFA28C color
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Nearest named colors to #AFA28C
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B1A589
#B39F8D
#B29F89
#AAA08D
#B3A190
#B29F88
#AA9F8B
#AFA88B
#ADA587
#B2A286
#A9A18F
#B09B8C
#AFA28C color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AFA28C
- RGB175, 162, 140
- CMYK0, 5, 14, 31
- CSSrgb(175, 162, 140)
- HSL38°, 18%, 62%
- HSL Precise37.714°, 17.949%, 61.765%
- HSV38°, 20%, 69%
- HSB38°, 20%, 69%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.635
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
- GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.635, 0.549)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.635, 0.549, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.635, 0.549)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB63.5%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDAFA28C
- DECIMAL ID11510412
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
