What color is #AFAE7B?

#AFAE7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFAE7B?

The RGB value is 175, 174, 123: 175 red, 174 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAE7B?

The complementary color is #7B7CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAE7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAE7B color

#AFAE7B rgb(175, 174, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFAE7B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.2% green and 48.2% blue (175, 174, 123).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 30% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.16:1).

#AFAE7B color codes

HEX	`#AFAE7B`
RGB	`rgb(175, 174, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 30%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 30%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.05, -7.83, 26.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.05, 27.52, 106.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.391, 40.817, 24.696)`
Decimal	`11513467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAE7B, 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 #AFAE7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAE7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.16:1	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 #AFAE7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afae7b; }
.text { color: #afae7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afae7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 174 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afae7b, #96af7b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AFAE7B?: #AFAE7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFAE7B?: The RGB value is 175, 174, 123: 175 red, 174 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAE7B?: The complementary color is #7B7CAF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAE7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.16:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.