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#AFA33C Color

#AFA33C is rgb(175, 163, 60) in RGB, hsl(54, 49%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 66%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brass (#B5A642), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFA33C
HEX#AFA33C
RGBrgb(175, 163, 60)
HSLhsl(54, 49%, 46%)
HSVhsv(54, 66%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 66%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(70.6% 0.123 102.6)
LABlab(66.57% -4.61 52.93)
LCHlch(66.57% 53.13 94.98)

What #AFA33C 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 #AFA33C, 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.

#AFA33C Channel Values

How #AFA33C 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 163 · B 608-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 54° · S 49% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 54° · S 66% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 66% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.58:1 vs white · 8.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFA33C 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 text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFA33C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFA33C; 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 #AFA33C

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFA33C.

How #AFA33C 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#AFA33C
Protanopia#A5A53C
Protanomaly#A9A43C
Deuteranopia#A7A73B
Deuteranomaly#AAA53B
Tritanopia#B69B9B
Tritanomaly#B39E7F
Achromatopsia#A1A1A1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFA33C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afa33c: #AFA33C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFA33C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afa33c': '#AFA33C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.639, blue: 0.235)
Android XML<color name="color_afa33c">#AFA33C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFA33C"

More Yellow Colors

#AFA33C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFA33C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFA33C?

#AFA33C is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(175, 163, 60) in RGB and hsl(54, 49%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.16.

What is the RGB value of #AFA33C?

#AFA33C is rgb(175, 163, 60) — red 175, green 163, and blue 60 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFA33C?

#AFA33C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 66%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFA33C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFA33C scores 2.58:1 against white and 8.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFA33C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFA33C 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 15.42, which is visibly different.

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