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#af8836 color: Honey

#af8836 is rgb(175, 136, 54) in RGB and oklch(64.854% 0.10936 82.975) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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41°
100%

64.9%
0.109
83°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 31%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.28:1Hard to read
Lc -65
Black text
6.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #af8836

#af8836 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 64.9% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 83°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.28:1 contrast and black text 6.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Honey (#ae8934). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #af8836 mixed with white

  1. af8836
  2. b7944e
  3. bf9f63
  4. c7ab77
  5. cfb78a
  6. d7c39e
  7. dfcfb1
  8. e7dbc4
  9. efe7d8
  10. f7f3eb

Darker: #af8836 mixed with black

  1. af8836
  2. 98752e
  3. 816325
  4. 6b521e
  5. 564116
  6. 41310f
  7. 2e2208
  8. 1c1303
  9. 0b0601
  10. 010100

Calmer: #af8836 with less saturation

  1. af8836
  2. ac8943
  3. a98a4d
  4. a68b57
  5. a28b60
  6. 9f8c69
  7. 9c8d71
  8. 998d78
  9. 958e80
  10. 928e87

Questions about #af8836

What color is #af8836?

#af8836 is bright amber. The closest named color is Honey. In RGB it is rgb(175, 136, 54), in HSL hsl(40.66, 52.84%, 44.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.854% 0.10936 82.975).

What colors go well with #af8836?

The complementary color of #af8836 is #6b8ed2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c37b4c and #8f9640. The triadic partners are #08a2ac and #af77b5.

Is white or black text more readable on #af8836?

Black text reads better on #af8836: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and black gives 6.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #af8836 a warm or cool color?

#af8836 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 83 degrees, its lightness 64.9% and its chroma 0.109.