What color is #AFAF93?

#AFAF93 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 #AFAF93?

The RGB value is 175, 175, 147: 175 red, 175 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFAF93?

The complementary color is #9393AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAF93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAF93 color

#AFAF93 rgb(175, 175, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFAF93 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 68.6% green and 57.6% blue (175, 175, 147).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#AFAF93 color codes

HEX	`#AFAF93`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 16%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 16%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.79, -4.86, 14.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.79, 15.19, 108.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.275, 41.881, 33.666)`
Decimal	`11513747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAF93, 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 #AFAF93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAF93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #AFAF93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaf93; }
.text { color: #afaf93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaf93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 175 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaf93, #a1af93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AFAF93?: #AFAF93 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 #AFAF93?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 147: 175 red, 175 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAF93?: The complementary color is #9393AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAF93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.