What color is #AFB47E?

#AFB47E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFB47E?

The RGB value is 175, 180, 126: 175 red, 180 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFB47E?

The complementary color is #837EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFB47E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFB47E color

#AFB47E rgb(175, 180, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AFB47E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 70.6% green and 49.4% blue (175, 180, 126).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 26% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.65:1).

#AFB47E color codes

HEX	`#AFB47E`
RGB	`rgb(175, 180, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 70.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 26%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 30%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.73, -10.57, 27.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.73, 29.03, 111.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.766, 43.263, 26.096)`
Decimal	`11515006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFB47E, 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 #AFB47E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFB47E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.65:1	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 #AFB47E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afb47e; }
.text { color: #afb47e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afb47e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 180 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afb47e, #94b47e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #AFB47E?: #AFB47E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFB47E?: The RGB value is 175, 180, 126: 175 red, 180 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFB47E?: The complementary color is #837EB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFB47E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.65:1 and white text 2.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.