What color is #AFA500?

#AFA500 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Honey and Thyme. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA500?

The RGB value is 175, 165, 0: 175 red, 165 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA500?

The complementary color is #000AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA500?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA500 color

#AFA500 rgb(175, 165, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFA500 is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 64.7% green and 0% blue (175, 165, 0).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 100% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 100% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Honey and Thyme (#AAAA00), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.2:1).

#AFA500 color codes

HEX	`#AFA500`
RGB	`rgb(175, 165, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 64.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 100%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 100%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 100%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.54, -11.1, 69.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.54, 70.11, 99.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.136, 36.026, 5.314)`
Decimal	`11511040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA500, 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 #AFA500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.2:1	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 #AFA500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa500; }
.text { color: #afa500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 165 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa500, #62af00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #AFA500?: #AFA500 is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Honey and Thyme. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA500?: The RGB value is 175, 165, 0: 175 red, 165 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA500?: The complementary color is #000AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA500?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.2:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.