What color is #AFAF5E?

#AFAF5E is a desaturated yellow known as Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Palm?

The RGB value is 175, 175, 94: 175 red, 175 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Palm?

The complementary color is #5E5EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAF5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Palm color: hex code #AFAF5E

#AFAF5E rgb(175, 175, 94)

Shades of yellow

Palm has the hex code #AFAF5E. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.6% green and 36.9% blue (175, 175, 94).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 31% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

Palm (#AFAF5E) color codes

HEX	`#AFAF5E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 46%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 46%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.88, -11.7, 41.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.88, 42.91, 105.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.03, 40.583, 16.575)`
Decimal	`11513694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Palm, 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 #AFAF5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAF5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #AFAF5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaf5e; }
.text { color: #afaf5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaf5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 175 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaf5e, #87af5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #AFAF5E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #AFAF5E?: #AFAF5E is a desaturated yellow known as Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Palm?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 94: 175 red, 175 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Palm?: The complementary color is #5E5EAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAF5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.