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#af6540 color: Copper-Metal Red

#af6540 is rgb(175, 101, 64) in RGB and oklch(58.264% 0.10848 46.412) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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100%

58.3%
0.108
46°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.41:1Hard to read
Lc -76
Black text
4.76:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #af6540

#af6540 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.3% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 46°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.41:1 contrast and black text 4.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Copper-Metal Red (#ad6342). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #af6540 mixed with white

  1. af6540
  2. b87453
  3. c18366
  4. c99279
  5. d1a28b
  6. d9b19e
  7. e1c0b1
  8. e9d0c4
  9. f1dfd8
  10. f8efeb

Darker: #af6540 mixed with black

  1. af6540
  2. 985736
  3. 81492d
  4. 6b3c24
  5. 562f1b
  6. 412213
  7. 2e170b
  8. 1c0c05
  9. 0b0301
  10. 010000

Calmer: #af6540 with less saturation

  1. af6540
  2. aa6847
  3. a66a4e
  4. a16d54
  5. 9c6f5a
  6. 977160
  7. 927466
  8. 8c766b
  9. 877770
  10. 817976

Questions about #af6540

What color is #af6540?

#af6540 is soft brown. The closest named color is Copper-Metal Red. In RGB it is rgb(175, 101, 64), in HSL hsl(20, 46.44%, 46.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.264% 0.10848 46.412).

What colors go well with #af6540?

The complementary color of #af6540 is #1087ac. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b25e64 and #9f7122. The triadic partners are #258f6d and #7670b8.

Is white or black text more readable on #af6540?

White text reads better on #af6540: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and black gives 4.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #af6540 a warm or cool color?

#af6540 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 46 degrees, its lightness 58.3% and its chroma 0.108.