Information about #AFAD5B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AFAD5B is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 173, 91) — 68.6% red, 67.8% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 33 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated yellow, #AFAD5B carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Flourish (#ADB15E). Slightly further away sit Olive Green (#B5B35C) and Gimblet (#B9AD61).

In RGB terms — rgb(175, 173, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.3:1. #AFAD5B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AFAD5B color variations

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

#AFAD5B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFAD5B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFAD5B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFAD5B 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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#AFAD5B 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 #AFAD5B

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

Golden Cypress color link
Golden Cypress

#A0B158

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Middle Green Yellow color link
Middle Green Yellow

#ACBF60

Moderate Olive color link
Moderate Olive

#A8A84A

Preethi Green color link
Preethi Green

#9CAB5C

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

#AFAD5B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFAD5B
  • RGB175, 173, 91
  • CMYK0, 1, 33, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 173, 91)
  • HSL59°, 34%, 52%
  • HSL Precise58.571°, 34.426%, 52.157%
  • HSV59°, 48%, 69%
  • HSB59°, 48%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.678, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.678, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.678, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAFAD5B
  • DECIMAL ID11513179
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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