What color is #AFAD95?

#AFAD95 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAD95?

The RGB value is 175, 173, 149: 175 red, 173 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAD95?

The complementary color is #9597AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAD95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAD95 color

#AFAD95 rgb(175, 173, 149)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFAD95 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 67.8% green and 58.4% blue (175, 173, 149).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#AFAD95 color codes

HEX	`#AFAD95`
RGB	`rgb(175, 173, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 67.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.3, -3.47, 12.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.3, 13.08, 105.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.047, 41.171, 34.37)`
Decimal	`11513237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAD95, 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 #AFAD95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAD95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	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 #AFAD95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afad95; }
.text { color: #afad95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afad95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 173 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afad95, #a4af95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AFAD95?: #AFAD95 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAD95?: The RGB value is 175, 173, 149: 175 red, 173 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAD95?: The complementary color is #9597AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAD95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.23:1 and white text 2.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.