Information about #AFB38A color

#AFB38A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AFB38A belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(175, 179, 138) (68.6% red, 70.2% green, 54.1% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 16 / 30 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AFB38A presents itself as a calm, restrained golden yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Earthstone (#B5AF8B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Stone Age (#B6B285) and Toi (#B7AD8B).

The recipe behind #AFB38A is rgb(175, 179, 138), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AFB38A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AFB38A color variations

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

#AFB38A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AFB38A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AFB38A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AFB38A 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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#AFB38A 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 #AFB38A

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

Earthstone color link
Earthstone

#B5AF8B

Stone Age color link
Stone Age

#B6B285

Toi color link
Toi

#B7AD8B

Stun color link
Stun

#A7AC8B

Chino color link
Chino

#B8AD8A

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Eagle color link
Eagle

#B0AC94

Coriander color link
Coriander

#BBB58D

Norway color link
Norway

#A4B88F

Underside Of Willow Leaves color link
Underside Of Willow Leaves

#BCB58C

Bison Hide color link
Bison Hide

#B5AC94

Half Grey Olive color link
Half Grey Olive

#B1AB95

#AFB38A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFB38A
  • RGB175, 179, 138
  • CMYK2, 0, 16, 30
  • CSSrgb(175, 179, 138)
  • HSL66°, 21%, 62%
  • HSL Precise65.854°, 21.244%, 62.157%
  • HSV66°, 23%, 70%
  • HSB66°, 23%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.702, 0.541)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.702, 0.541, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.702, 0.541)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDAFB38A
  • DECIMAL ID11514762
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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