What color is #AFA843?

#AFA843 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA843?

The RGB value is 175, 168, 67: 175 red, 168 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA843?

The complementary color is #434AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA843?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA843 color

#AFA843 rgb(175, 168, 67)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFA843 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.9% green and 26.3% blue (175, 168, 67).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 45% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 62% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#AFA843 color codes

HEX	`#AFA843`
RGB	`rgb(175, 168, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.9%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 45%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 62%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 62%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.67, -10.3, 51.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.67, 52.61, 101.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.696, 37.526, 10.83)`
Decimal	`11511875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA843, 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 #AFA843	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA843 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	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 #AFA843 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa843; }
.text { color: #afa843; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa843; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 168 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa843, #80af43); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AFA843?: #AFA843 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA843?: The RGB value is 175, 168, 67: 175 red, 168 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA843?: The complementary color is #434AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA843?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.