What color is #AFA67D?

#AFA67D 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 #AFA67D?

The RGB value is 175, 166, 125: 175 red, 166 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA67D?

The complementary color is #7D86AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA67D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA67D color

#AFA67D rgb(175, 166, 125)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AFA67D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.1% green and 49% blue (175, 166, 125).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 29% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

#AFA67D color codes

HEX	`#AFA67D`
RGB	`rgb(175, 166, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.1%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 29%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 29%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.92, -3.3, 22.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.92, 22.69, 98.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.017, 37.868, 24.863)`
Decimal	`11511421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA67D, 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 #AFA67D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA67D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	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 #AFA67D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa67d; }
.text { color: #afa67d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa67d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 166 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa67d, #9faf7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFA67D?: #AFA67D 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 #AFA67D?: The RGB value is 175, 166, 125: 175 red, 166 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA67D?: The complementary color is #7D86AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA67D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.57:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.