What color is #AFB479?

#AFB479 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB479?

The RGB value is 175, 180, 121: 175 red, 180 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB479?

The complementary color is #7E79B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB479?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB479 color

#AFB479 rgb(175, 180, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFB479 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 70.6% green and 47.5% blue (175, 180, 121).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 28% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.63:1).

#AFB479 color codes

HEX	`#AFB479`
RGB	`rgb(175, 180, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 70.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 28%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 33%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 33%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.65, -11.23, 29.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.65, 31.63, 110.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.452, 43.137, 24.439)`
Decimal	`11515001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB479, 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 #AFB479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.63:1	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 #AFB479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb479; }
.text { color: #afb479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 180 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb479, #92b479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AFB479?: #AFB479 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB479?: The RGB value is 175, 180, 121: 175 red, 180 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB479?: The complementary color is #7E79B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB479?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.