What color is #AFA775?

#AFA775 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA775?

The RGB value is 175, 167, 117: 175 red, 167 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA775?

The complementary color is #757DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA775?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA775 color

#AFA775 rgb(175, 167, 117)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFA775 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.5% green and 45.9% blue (175, 167, 117).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 27% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#AFA775 color codes

HEX	`#AFA775`
RGB	`rgb(175, 167, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 27%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 33%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.05, -4.89, 26.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.05, 27.39, 100.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.709, 38.037, 22.34)`
Decimal	`11511669`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA775, 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 #AFA775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #AFA775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa775; }
.text { color: #afa775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 167 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa775, #9aaf75); }

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Questions

What color is #AFA775?: #AFA775 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA775?: The RGB value is 175, 167, 117: 175 red, 167 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA775?: The complementary color is #757DAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA775?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.