Close to Greige
#AFA597
#AFA597 is a light, soft, grayish orange, close to the color Greige. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 64.7% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #AFA597.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.43:1 FailBlack text on this color
8.65:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.43:1 FailThis color as text on black
8.65:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #AFA597 as they’d see it.
#AFA597 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #AFA597
What color is #AFA597?
#AFA597 is a light, soft, grayish orange, close to the color Greige. In RGB it’s made of 68.6% red, 64.7% green, and 59.2% blue. Its hue is 35°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #AFA597 in RGB?
#AFA597 is rgb(175, 165, 151): 175 red, 165 green, and 151 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #AFA597 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 6, 14, 31). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #AFA597?
PANTONE Warm Gray 6 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #AFA597?
Its complement #9DA7B6 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.