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#AFAB2C Color

#AFAB2C is rgb(175, 171, 44) in RGB, hsl(58, 60%, 43%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 2%, 75%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFAB2C
HEX#AFAB2C
RGBrgb(175, 171, 44)
HSLhsl(58, 60%, 43%)
HSVhsv(58, 75%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 2%, 75%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.141 107.6)
LABlab(68.67% -9.18 60.91)
LCHlch(68.67% 61.60 98.57)

What #AFAB2C 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 #AFAB2C, 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.

#AFAB2C Channel Values

How #AFAB2C 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 171 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 58° · S 60% · L 43%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 58° · S 75% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 2% · Y 75% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.42:1 vs white · 8.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFAB2C 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 text2.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFAB2C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFAB2C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFAB2C; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AFAB2C

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.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AFAB2C.

How #AFAB2C 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#AFAB2C
Protanopia#ACAC2C
Protanomaly#ADAB2C
Deuteranopia#ACAC2B
Deuteranomaly#ADAC2C
Tritanopia#B8A2A2
Tritanomaly#B4A583
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFAB2C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afab2c: #AFAB2C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFAB2C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afab2c': '#AFAB2C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.671, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_afab2c">#AFAB2C</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFAB2C"

More Yellow Colors

#AFAB2C sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFAB2C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFAB2C?

#AFAB2C is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(175, 171, 44) in RGB and hsl(58, 60%, 43%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #AFAB2C?

#AFAB2C is rgb(175, 171, 44) — red 175, green 171, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFAB2C?

#AFAB2C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 2%, 75%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFAB2C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFAB2C scores 2.42:1 against white and 8.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFAB2C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFAB2C 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 olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 17.23, which is visibly different.

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