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#AFB37A Color

#AFB37A is rgb(175, 179, 122) in RGB, hsl(64, 27%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 0%, 32%, 30%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Misty Moss (#BBB477), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AFB37A
HEX#AFB37A
RGBrgb(175, 179, 122)
HSLhsl(64, 27%, 59%)
HSVhsv(64, 32%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(2%, 0%, 32%, 30%)
OKLCHoklch(75% 0.077 111.5)
LABlab(71.58% -8.24 28.69)
LCHlch(71.58% 29.85 106.02)

What #AFB37A 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 #AFB37A, 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.

#AFB37A Channel Values

How #AFB37A 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 179 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 64° · S 27% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 64° · S 32% · V 70%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 2% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 30%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.2:1 vs white · 9.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AFB37A 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 text9.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AFB37A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AFB37A; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #AFB37A

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 #AFB37A.

How #AFB37A 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#AFB37A
Protanopia#B2B27A
Protanomaly#B1B37A
Deuteranopia#B2B27A
Deuteranomaly#B1B27A
Tritanopia#B5ADAD
Tritanomaly#B3AF9B
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AFB37A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-afb37a: #AFB37A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AFB37A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-afb37a': '#AFB37A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.686, green: 0.702, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_afb37a">#AFB37A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AFB37A"

More Yellow Colors

#AFB37A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AFB37A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AFB37A?

#AFB37A is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(175, 179, 122) in RGB and hsl(64, 27%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Misty Moss (#BBB477), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.43.

What is the RGB value of #AFB37A?

#AFB37A is rgb(175, 179, 122) — red 175, green 179, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AFB37A?

#AFB37A converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 0%, 32%, 30%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AFB37A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AFB37A scores 2.2:1 against white and 9.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AFB37A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AFB37A 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 11.06, which is visibly different.

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