What color is #AFA883?

#AFA883 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFA883?

The RGB value is 175, 168, 131: 175 red, 168 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFA883?

The complementary color is #838AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFA883?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFA883 color

#AFA883 rgb(175, 168, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFA883 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 65.9% green and 51.4% blue (175, 168, 131).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 22% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#AFA883 color codes

HEX	`#AFA883`
RGB	`rgb(175, 168, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 65.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 22%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 25%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.58, -3.53, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.58, 20.38, 99.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.779, 38.759, 27.065)`
Decimal	`11511939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFA883, 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 #AFA883	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFA883 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #AFA883 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afa883; }
.text { color: #afa883; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afa883; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 168 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afa883, #a0af83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AFA883?: #AFA883 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFA883?: The RGB value is 175, 168, 131: 175 red, 168 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFA883?: The complementary color is #838AAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFA883?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.