What color is #AFA57F?

#AFA57F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA57F?

The RGB value is 175, 165, 127: 175 red, 165 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA57F?

The complementary color is #7F89AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA57F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA57F color

#AFA57F rgb(175, 165, 127)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA57F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 64.7% green and 49.8% blue (175, 165, 127).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.51:1).

#AFA57F color codes

HEX	`#AFA57F`
RGB	`rgb(175, 165, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 64.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.69, -2.48, 21.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.69, 21.19, 96.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.965, 37.557, 25.482)`
Decimal	`11511167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA57F, 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 #AFA57F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA57F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.51:1	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 #AFA57F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa57f; }
.text { color: #afa57f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa57f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 165 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa57f, #a1af7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AFA57F?: #AFA57F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA57F?: The RGB value is 175, 165, 127: 175 red, 165 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA57F?: The complementary color is #7F89AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA57F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.51:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.