What color is #AFAC8C?

#AFAC8C 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 #AFAC8C?

The RGB value is 175, 172, 140: 175 red, 172 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAC8C?

The complementary color is #8C8FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAC8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAC8C color

#AFAC8C rgb(175, 172, 140)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFAC8C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.5% green and 54.9% blue (175, 172, 140).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 18% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 20% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#AFAC8C color codes

HEX	`#AFAC8C`
RGB	`rgb(175, 172, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.5%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 18%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 20%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 20%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.83, -4.35, 16.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.83, 17.44, 104.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.165, 40.513, 30.668)`
Decimal	`11512972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAC8C, 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 #AFAC8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAC8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #AFAC8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afac8c; }
.text { color: #afac8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afac8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 172 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afac8c, #a1af8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AFAC8C?: #AFAC8C 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 #AFAC8C?: The RGB value is 175, 172, 140: 175 red, 172 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAC8C?: The complementary color is #8C8FAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAC8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.