Information about #AFAD83 color

#AFAD83 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFAD83 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 173, 131) — 68.6% red, 67.8% green, 51.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 17 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AFAD83 is a calm, restrained yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Stone Age (#B6B285). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Stone (#ADA587) and Neutral Green (#AAA583).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(175, 173, 131)), which gives #AFAD83 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AFAD83: 9.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AFAD83 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AFAD83 color variations

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

#AFAD83 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AFAD83

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

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFAD83
  • RGB175, 173, 131
  • CMYK0, 1, 17, 31
  • CSSrgb(175, 173, 131)
  • HSL57°, 22%, 60%
  • HSL Precise57.273°, 21.569%, 60%
  • HSV57°, 25%, 69%
  • HSB57°, 25%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.514
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.678, 0.514)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.678, 0.514, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.678, 0.514)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB51.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFAD83
  • DECIMAL ID11513219
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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