What color is #AFBB33?

#AFBB33 is a moderate yellow known as Lush Bamboo. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lush Bamboo?

The RGB value is 175, 187, 51: 175 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lush Bamboo?

The complementary color is #3F33BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBB33?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lush Bamboo color: hex code #AFBB33

#AFBB33 rgb(175, 187, 51)

Shades of yellow

Lush Bamboo has the hex code #AFBB33. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 73.3% green and 20% blue (175, 187, 51).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 57% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.98:1).

Lush Bamboo (#AFBB33) color codes

HEX	`#AFBB33`
RGB	`rgb(175, 187, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 73.3%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 57%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 73%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 73%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.82, -20.93, 63.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.82, 66.59, 108.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.048, 44.894, 9.898)`
Decimal	`11516723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lush Bamboo, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AFBB33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBB33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AFBB33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbb33; }
.text { color: #afbb33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbb33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 187 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbb33, #6bbb33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #AFBB33 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AFBB33?: #AFBB33 is a moderate yellow known as Lush Bamboo. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lush Bamboo?: The RGB value is 175, 187, 51: 175 red, 187 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lush Bamboo?: The complementary color is #3F33BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBB33?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.