What color is #AFAA8C?

#AFAA8C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAA8C?

The RGB value is 175, 170, 140: 175 red, 170 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAA8C?

The complementary color is #8C91AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAA8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAA8C color

#AFAA8C rgb(175, 170, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFAA8C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 66.7% green and 54.9% blue (175, 170, 140).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#AFAA8C color codes

HEX	`#AFAA8C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 170, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 66.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.3, -3.28, 16.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.3, 16.47, 101.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.787, 39.757, 30.542)`
Decimal	`11512460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAA8C, 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 #AFAA8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAA8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	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 #AFAA8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaa8c; }
.text { color: #afaa8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaa8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 170 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaa8c, #a3af8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AFAA8C?: #AFAA8C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAA8C?: The RGB value is 175, 170, 140: 175 red, 170 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAA8C?: The complementary color is #8C91AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAA8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.95:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.