Information about #AFD508 color

#AFD508 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AFD508 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(175, 213, 8) — 68.6% red, 83.5% green, 3.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 0 / 80 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AFD508 reads as a intensely saturated sunny yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608). Slightly further away sit Yellowish Green (#B0DD16) and Inch Worm (#B0E313).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(175, 213, 8)), which gives #AFD508 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 12.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. #AFD508 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AFD508 color variations

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

#AFD508 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 #AFD508

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

Inch Worm color link
Inch Worm

#B0E313

Bile color link
Bile

#B5C306

Neva color link
Neva

#C6D60D

La Rioja color link
La Rioja

#BAC00E

Rio Grande color link
Rio Grande

#B7C61A

Limerick color link
Limerick

#9DC209

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Snot Green color link
Snot Green

#9DC100

Acid Green color link
Acid Green

#B0BF1A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AFD508
  • RGB175, 213, 8
  • CMYK15, 0, 80, 16
  • CSSrgb(175, 213, 8)
  • HSL71°, 93%, 43%
  • HSL Precise71.122°, 92.76%, 43.333%
  • HSV71°, 96%, 84%
  • HSB71°, 96%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.686
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • GLSLvec3(0.686, 0.835, 0.031)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.686, 0.835, 0.031, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.686, 0.835, 0.031)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB3.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAFD508
  • DECIMAL ID11523336
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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