What color is #AFA579?

#AFA579 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA579?

The RGB value is 175, 165, 121: 175 red, 165 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA579?

The complementary color is #7983AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA579 color

#AFA579 rgb(175, 165, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA579 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 64.7% green and 47.5% blue (175, 165, 121).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 31% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#AFA579 color codes

HEX	`#AFA579`
RGB	`rgb(175, 165, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 64.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 31%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 31%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.58, -3.3, 24.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.58, 24.39, 97.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.586, 37.406, 23.484)`
Decimal	`11511161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA579, 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 #AFA579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #AFA579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa579; }
.text { color: #afa579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 165 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa579, #9eaf79); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFA579?: #AFA579 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA579?: The RGB value is 175, 165, 121: 175 red, 165 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA579?: The complementary color is #7983AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.