What color is #AFA66A?

#AFA66A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA66A?

The RGB value is 175, 166, 106: 175 red, 166 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA66A?

The complementary color is #6A73AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA66A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA66A color

#AFA66A rgb(175, 166, 106)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFA66A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.1% green and 41.6% blue (175, 166, 106).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 39% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#AFA66A color codes

HEX	`#AFA66A`
RGB	`rgb(175, 166, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 39%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 39%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.6, -5.68, 32.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.6, 32.73, 100)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.918, 37.428, 19.071)`
Decimal	`11511402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA66A, 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 #AFA66A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA66A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	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 #AFA66A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa66a; }
.text { color: #afa66a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa66a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 166 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa66a, #96af6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AFA66A?: #AFA66A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA66A?: The RGB value is 175, 166, 106: 175 red, 166 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA66A?: The complementary color is #6A73AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA66A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.49:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.