What color is #AF9E4B?

#AF9E4B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AF9E4B?

The RGB value is 175, 158, 75: 175 red, 158 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AF9E4B?

The complementary color is #4B5CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AF9E4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AF9E4B color

#AF9E4B rgb(175, 158, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AF9E4B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 62% green and 29.4% blue (175, 158, 75).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 57% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#AF9E4B color codes

HEX	`#AF9E4B`
RGB	`rgb(175, 158, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 62%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 57%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 57%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.02, -4.41, 44.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.02, 45.13, 95.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.177, 34.077, 11.591)`
Decimal	`11509323`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AF9E4B, 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 #AF9E4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AF9E4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	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 #AF9E4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #af9e4b; }
.text { color: #af9e4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #af9e4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 158 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #af9e4b, #8eaf4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AF9E4B?: #AF9E4B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AF9E4B?: The RGB value is 175, 158, 75: 175 red, 158 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AF9E4B?: The complementary color is #4B5CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AF9E4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.82:1 and white text 2.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.