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#AFA05A Color

#AFA05A is rgb(175, 160, 90) in RGB, hsl(49, 35%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFA05A
HEX#AFA05A
RGBrgb(175, 160, 90)
HSLhsl(49, 35%, 52%)
HSVhsv(49, 49%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(70.3% 0.092 97.5)
LABlab(66.03% -1.39 38.30)
LCHlch(66.03% 38.33 92.08)

What #AFA05A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AFA05A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#AFA05A Channel Values

How #AFA05A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 175 · G 160 · B 908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 49° · S 35% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 49° · S 49% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 9% · Y 49% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 8:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFA05A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFA05A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFA05A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AFA05A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFA05A.

How #AFA05A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AFA05A
Protanopia#A3A35A
Protanomaly#A8A25A
Deuteranopia#A5A559
Deuteranomaly#A9A359
Tritanopia#B59999
Tritanomaly#B29C85
Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

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Using #AFA05A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-afa05a: #AFA05A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFA05A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afa05a': '#AFA05A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.627, blue: 0.353)
Android XML<color name="color_afa05a">#AFA05A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFA05A"

More Yellow Colors

#AFA05A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFA05A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFA05A?

#AFA05A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(175, 160, 90) in RGB and hsl(49, 35%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Khaki (#BDB76B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.87.

What is the RGB value of #AFA05A?

#AFA05A is rgb(175, 160, 90) — red 175, green 160, and blue 90 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFA05A?

#AFA05A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFA05A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFA05A scores 2.63:1 against white and 8:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFA05A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFA05A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 8.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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