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#AFB28A Color

#AFB28A is rgb(175, 178, 138) in RGB, hsl(64, 21%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Sage (#9CAF88), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFB28A
HEX#AFB28A
RGBrgb(175, 178, 138)
HSLhsl(64, 21%, 62%)
HSVhsv(64, 22%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.055 111.2)
LABlab(71.55% -6.11 20.17)
LCHlch(71.55% 21.08 106.86)

What #AFB28A 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 #AFB28A, 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.

#AFB28A Channel Values

How #AFB28A 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 178 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 64° · S 21% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 64° · S 22% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 22% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFB28A 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 text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AFB28A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AFB28A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFB28A; 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 #AFB28A

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 #AFB28A.

How #AFB28A 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#AFB28A
Protanopia#B1B18A
Protanomaly#B1B28A
Deuteranopia#B1B18A
Deuteranomaly#B0B18A
Tritanopia#B3AEAE
Tritanomaly#B2AFA1
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFB28A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afb28a: #AFB28A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFB28A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afb28a': '#AFB28A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.698, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_afb28a">#AFB28A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFB28A"

More Yellow Colors

#AFB28A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFB28A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFB28A?

#AFB28A is a light yellow — rgb(175, 178, 138) in RGB and hsl(64, 21%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Sage (#9CAF88), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.93.

What is the RGB value of #AFB28A?

#AFB28A is rgb(175, 178, 138) — red 175, green 178, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFB28A?

#AFB28A converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 22%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFB28A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFB28A scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFB28A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFB28A 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 tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 14.28, which is visibly different.

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