What color is #AFA05D?

#AFA05D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA05D?

The RGB value is 175, 160, 93: 175 red, 160 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA05D?

The complementary color is #5D6CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA05D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA05D color

#AFA05D rgb(175, 160, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA05D is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 62.7% green and 36.5% blue (175, 160, 93).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 34% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 47% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#AFA05D color codes

HEX	`#AFA05D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 160, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 62.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 34%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 47%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 47%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.79, -3.87, 36.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.79, 36.96, 96.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.227, 35.047, 15.421)`
Decimal	`11509853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA05D, 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 #AFA05D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA05D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	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 #AFA05D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa05d; }
.text { color: #afa05d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa05d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 160 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa05d, #95af5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AFA05D?: #AFA05D is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA05D?: The RGB value is 175, 160, 93: 175 red, 160 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA05D?: The complementary color is #5D6CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA05D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 and white text 2.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.