Information about #AFAB5E color

#AFAB5E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AFAB5E is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 171, 94) — 68.6% red, 67.1% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 32 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced golden yellow, #AFAB5E sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Flourish (#ADB15E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Olive Green (#B5B35C) and Gimblet (#B9AD61).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 171, 94) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AFAB5E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. #AFAB5E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AFAB5E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AFAB5E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFAB5E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFAB5E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFAB5E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AFAB5E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AFAB5E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Golden Cypress color link
Golden Cypress

#A0B158

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Preethi Green color link
Preethi Green

#9CAB5C

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

#AFAB5E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFAB5E
  • RGB175, 171, 94
  • CMYK0, 2, 32, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 171, 94)
  • HSL57°, 34%, 53%
  • HSL Precise57.037°, 33.61%, 52.745%
  • HSV57°, 46%, 69%
  • HSB57°, 46%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.671, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.671, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.671, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAFAB5E
  • DECIMAL ID11512670
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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