What color is #AFAF95?

#AFAF95 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 #AFAF95?

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

What is the complementary color of #AFAF95?

The complementary color is #9595AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFAF95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFAF95 color

#AFAF95 rgb(175, 175, 149)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFAF95 is a light, grayish yellow.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 14% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.39:1).

#AFAF95 color codes

HEX	`#AFAF95`
RGB	`rgb(175, 175, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 68.6%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 14%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 15%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.83, -4.54, 13.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.83, 14.11, 108.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.433, 41.944, 34.499)`
Decimal	`11513749`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFAF95, 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 #AFAF95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFAF95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.39:1	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 #AFAF95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afaf95; }
.text { color: #afaf95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afaf95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 175 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afaf95, #a2af95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AFAF95?: #AFAF95 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 #AFAF95?: The RGB value is 175, 175, 149: 175 red, 175 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFAF95?: The complementary color is #9595AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFAF95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.39:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.