What color is #AFBD98?

#AFBD98 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AFBD98?

The RGB value is 175, 189, 152: 175 red, 189 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AFBD98?

The complementary color is #A698BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AFBD98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AFBD98 color

#AFBD98 rgb(175, 189, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #AFBD98 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.6% red, 74.1% green and 59.6% blue (175, 189, 152).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 22% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#AFBD98 color codes

HEX	`#AFBD98`
RGB	`rgb(175, 189, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.6%, 74.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 22%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 20%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 20%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.68, -11.42, 17.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.68, 20.58, 123.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.544, 47.776, 36.733)`
Decimal	`11517336`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AFBD98, 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 #AFBD98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AFBD98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #AFBD98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #afbd98; }
.text { color: #afbd98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #afbd98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(175 189 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #afbd98, #9dbd98); }

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Questions

What color is #AFBD98?: #AFBD98 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AFBD98?: The RGB value is 175, 189, 152: 175 red, 189 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AFBD98?: The complementary color is #A698BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AFBD98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.