Palettes / Colors / #AF855A

#AF855A — Muted Orange

#AF855A is a orange color we call Muted Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

#AF855A is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5A85AF; it also sits naturally between #AF5A5A and #AFAF5A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 69% · Green 52% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 49% · Key 31%

Previews

CSS code for #AF855A

.text { color: #AF855A; }
.background { background-color: #AF855A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AF855A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(175, 133, 90); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 35%, 52%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AF855A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(175, 133, 90, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AF855A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(175, 133, 90, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AF855A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AF855A">Div content here</div>

Shades of #AF855A

Tints of #AF855A

Tones of #AF855A

Color harmonies

Complementary — #5A85AF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AF855A: #000000.

How #AF855A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #AF855A or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AF8559  ·  #AF855B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AF855A?

#AF855A is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 175, 133, 90). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AF855A?

#AF855A is RGB 175, 133, 90 — HSL 30°, 35%, 52% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 49%, 31%.

What colors go with #AF855A?

Its complement is #5A85AF; analogous partners are #AF5A5A and #AFAF5A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AF855A for text?

Black text on #AF855A has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.32:1.